Insights and Stories on Hogs

Weather weighs in with virus on U.S. hog weights

May. 16, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hogs have started to shed pounds after hitting record weights recently and the trend may continue with warmer weather, underpinning prices for market-ready hogs that have slid 15 per cent in 1-1/2 months from their all-time highs. Hog weights rose to a record high 287.5 […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain ahead of USDA report

May. 16, 2014 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Ont. Pork offers partial payments after packer bankruptcy

May. 15, 2014 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop on cash price unease

May. 15, 2014 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures close higher but off session tops

May. 14, 2014 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price bounce sends CME hogs mostly higher

May. 13, 2014 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures gained on Tuesday, driven by short-covering in response to higher prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs, traders said. Aside from the CME May hog contract, which will expire on Wednesday, remaining months gained as packers spent more for supplies to […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end mixed as cash prices move lower

May. 12, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mixed on Monday after market-ready or cash hog prices pressured nearby contracts, but the “roll” by funds supported back months, traders said. Monday afternoon’s hog price in the Iowa/Minnesota market dropped $2.42 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $108.35, the […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cheaper corn pushes CME feeder cattle to record high

May. 9, 2014 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Friday hit a record high, boosted as corn prices fell after the government’s bearish crop report, traders said. U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for rising global supplies. Cheaper […]

By Theopolis Waters

PEDv found in hogs on second SE Manitoba farm

May. 9, 2014 at 6:03 pm CDT

A finisher operation in Manitoba’s livestock-intensive southeast has been confirmed as the second farm in the province to host hogs with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). According to the office of Manitoba’s provincial chief veterinary officer (CVO), the new case was identified while the CVO was investigating a PED-positive sample from […]

By Staff

Higher bacon prices still to come, analyst says

May. 8, 2014 at 7:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Rising pork prices and shrinking bacon packages have made headlines across Canada recently — but consumers should prepare to spend even more for bacon over the next few months, as processors between the farmer and the grocery store are still seen to be losing money. Western Canadian […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin