Lean hog bulls are fighting back on Wednesday, with contracts up $1.25 to $1.65 at midday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.24 by the USDA this morning.

Lean hog futures are posting higher midday trade so far on Tuesday, with contracts up 20 to 80 cents. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at 86.53 in the Tuesday AM ...