Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. appeal court to reconsider whether to block COOL

Apr. 7, 2014 at 3:53 am CDT

A U.S. appeals court which last month rejected North American meat and livestock industry groups’ plea to halt U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) on meat has scrapped its own ruling and will re-hear the groups’ case in May. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit announced […]

Toronto pork packer in creditor protection

Apr. 4, 2014 at 1:26 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Supply issues send CME hogs plummeting, cattle soaring

Apr. 3, 2014 at 4:24 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation erases CME hogs’ new high

Apr. 2, 2014 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high, led by discount to cash prices

Apr. 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close lower on bearish hog data

Mar. 31, 2014 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Monday, recovering somewhat from a limit-down open in response to a recent bearish USDA hog report. CME feeder and live cattle were also lower, with feeders pressed by a jump in Chicago Board of Trade corn prices after the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. hog herd decline less than expected despite PEDv

Mar. 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd shrank less than feared in the latest quarter compared with a year earlier, leaving it well above average trade forecasts, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed Friday. The data suggests the spread of the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) was not as […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end firm in choppy action before USDA report

Mar. 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled firmer on Friday after a volatile day of trading before the highly anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts’ estimates for USDA’s Friday report varied widely, reflecting uncertainty about how much the data will […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-up on record-high cash prices

Mar. 27, 2014 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday jumped to their three-cents daily price limit, ignited by record-high prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs, traders and analysts said. The morning’s hog price at the closely watched Iowa/Minnesota market surged $4.70 per hundredweight (cwt) from Wednesday to a […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters help CME hogs pare losses

Mar. 26, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures turned higher on Wednesday, supported by bargain hunting and short covering after 2-1/2 days of losses, traders and analysts said. Investors cited futures’ discount to CME’s hog index that touched a record high at 125.04 cents, surpassing the March 21 record […]

By Theopolis Waters