Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. appeals court upholds federal meat labelling regulation

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:39 pm CDT

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal rule concerning labelling requirements for meat, marking a potential setback for other businesses fighting federal regulations on free-speech grounds. For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the […]

LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures fall with sagging cash prices

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. appeals court upholds COOL regulations

Jul. 29, 2014 at 11:31 am CDT

By By Lawrence Hurley

LIVESTOCK: CME hog futures slide on weaker cash, pork prices

Jul. 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern

Jul. 24, 2014 at 3:00 pm CDT

By jonathan-stempel

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

Jul. 23, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Reuters — A White House advisory committee is expected to acknowledge the link between antimicrobial resistance in humans and livestock being fed antibiotics when it issues its report in the next few weeks, according to the transcript of a committee meeting held earlier this month. But how much of the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

LIVESTOCK: CME hogs drop 3-cent price limit as funds sell off

Jul. 23, 2014 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday closed down the 3-cents per lb maximum daily price limit in the wake of fund liquidation, traders said. August ended 3.000 cents per lb lower at 124.575 cents, and October at 110.450, 3.000 cents lower. Packers snug on supplies for […]

By Theopolis Waters

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle jump about 2 pct on record beef prices

Jul. 22, 2014 at 4:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose almost 2 per cent on Tuesday, fueled by short-covering in response to record-high beef prices, traders said. Tuesday morning’s wholesale price for choice beef surged $3.07 per hundredweight (cwt) from Monday to an all-time high of $253.59. Select beef climbed $2.10 […]

By Theopolis Waters

LIVESTOCK: Beef price surge extends CME live cattle advances

Jul. 21, 2014 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight session, fuelled by sharply higher wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle finished 1.325 cents per lb higher at 152.950 cents, and October 0.925 cent higher at 155.250. Monday morning’s wholesale price for choice beef jumped $2.02 per […]

By Theopolis Waters

Livestock — Strong cash, pork prices lift CME hog futures

Jul. 14, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago|Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Monday closed higher, supported by strong prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs and wholesale pork values, traders said. Monday morning’s average hog price in the Iowa/Minnesota market rose $2.58 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $133.77, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. […]

By Theopolis Waters