Insights and Stories on Hogs

Que. flood concerns briefly shut Olymel pork plant

Apr. 17, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Quebec meat packing firm Olymel called off shifts Wednesday at its Beauce-region pork slaughter plant due to potential flood threats. Olymel, the meat processing arm of agrifood co-operative Coop Federee, said it decided to cancel Wednesday’s evening and night shifts at its plant at Vallee-Jonction, about 60 km south of […]

U.S. livestock: Pork price rebound rallies CME hogs

Apr. 16, 2014 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

PEDv seen pushing U.S. 2014 pork production down two per cent

Apr. 15, 2014 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME live cattle

Apr. 15, 2014 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

USDA seen considering mandatory reports of PEDv outbreaks

Apr. 14, 2014 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME hogs mostly higher

Apr. 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog contracts gained ground on Monday with help from fund buying and anticipation of reduced production in the weeks ahead, traders and analysts said. Some packing plants plan to be dark during the Easter holiday weekend, limiting their need for hogs. Processors […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends CME live cattle gains

Apr. 11, 2014 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained for a fourth straight day on Friday on short-covering and fund buying after futures broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. April live cattle closed up 0.85 cents per pound to 144.85 cents, after topping the 10-day and 20-day moving […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, live cattle finish mostly lower

Apr. 10, 2014 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs settled mostly lower on Thursday following a choppy day of trading. Lead-month April hogs, which will expire on April 14, drew support from its discount to CME’s hog index at 128.62 cents (all figures US$). Profit-taking stirred by nervousness about market-ready, or […]

By Theopolis Waters

PEDv found in hogs at W. Manitoba site

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

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle higher after volatile session

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