By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on weaker wholesale pork prices, while cattle futures advanced on steady beef demand, traders said.
The U.S. pork cutout, an indication of wholesale pork prices, fell by $4.31 to $84.52 cents per cwt, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prices eased for pork bellies, ribs, butts and loins.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange December lean hogs futures slid 1.275 cents to 66.375 cents per pound.
Technical selling added pressure on futures prices after lean hogs closed weaker on Tuesday, analysts said.
On Thursday, traders will review weekly U.S. export sales data for signs of improved demand from China, the world's top pork consumer.
Traders have been hoping for increased U.S. sales to Chinese buyers after China and other Asian buyers banned imports of German pork in September because of deadly pig disease in wild boar. China's purchases of U.S. pork have fallen short of some traders' expectations.
Nine more case of the disease, African swine fever, have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German region of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. The new discoveries bring the total number of confirmed cases to 103 since Sept. 10, all in wild animals.
In the beef market, CME December live cattle futures rose 0.625 cent to 104.675 cents per pound. January feeder cattle jumped 1.525 cents to 129.950 cents per pound and reached their highest price since Oct. 16. (Reporting by Tom Polansek in Chicago; editing by Grant McCool)
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