Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Lean hog futures dropped to their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday as weakness in the Mexican peso fueled worries over demand in the biggest export market for U.S. pork, traders said.

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Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

May. 30, 2024 at 1:56 pm CDT

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JBS says China blocks beef from US plant over detection of ractopamine

May. 29, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters Tom Polansek

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

May. 24, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-month low on weaker cash prices

May. 23, 2024 at 5:52 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to February low under US production pressure

May. 21, 2024 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest level since February under pressure from solid U.S. production on Tuesday, while live cattle futures reached their highest price since March, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high

May. 16, 2024 at 5:17 pm CDT

Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says

May. 15, 2024 at 11:25 am CDT

Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices

May. 14, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter

May. 6, 2024 at 12:52 pm CDT

Reuters – Tyson Foods TSN.N shares were on track for their worst one-day decline in a year on Monday after the U.S. meatpacker warned that consumers are under pressure from persistent inflation and high commodity costs could weigh on upcoming results. The Arkansas-based meatpacker reported second-quarter sales that fell short […]

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Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

JBS says China blocks beef from US plant over detection of ractopamine

U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-month low on weaker cash prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to February low under US production pressure

U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high

Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices

Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter

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