Insights and Stories on Hogs

Apr. 10, 2014 at 2:19 pm CDT

Veterinary officials in Manitoba are following up with hog farmers who’ve taken animals through an unnamed “high-traffic site” after a “small number” of hogs held there were confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). In its preliminary investigation, the office of Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer (CVO) finds it likely that […]

By Staff

Apr. 9, 2014 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs finished higher on Wednesday with June up the three-cent limit as fund buying and short-covering beat back early losses, traders said. Futures raced to catch up to CME’s hog index at 129.19 cents (all figures US$). April hogs closed up 1.725 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

Apr. 9, 2014 at 1:10 pm CDT

With applications now available, Western Canada’s cattle and hog producers are being encouraged to consider the new federal/provincial livestock price insurance plan as a risk management tool against unexpected price drops. The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), announced in January, is an insurance policy product offering protection against an […]

By Staff

Apr. 8, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled Tuesday on slowing demand for pork, in a session disrupted by technical problems that halted trading on the exchange’s Globex electronic platform near the close. Before Globex was restored nearly an hour later, brokers were forced to execute orders […]

By Karl Plume

Apr. 7, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Fund buying boosted Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs more than one per cent on Monday while wholesale pork prices also underpinned prices, traders said. Hog futures rose late in the session as traders actively bought summer hog contracts. The CME April hog contract rose 1.52 per cent […]

By Meredith Davis