Insights and Stories on Hogs

India to allow imports of U.S. pork and products

Jan. 10, 2022 at 7:16 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into India, removing a longstanding barrier to U.S. agricultural trade, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday. “India’s agreement to allow U.S. pork imports for the first time […]

Maryland man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant

Jan. 10, 2022 at 6:39 pm CST

By Julie Steenhuysen

Swine fever found in wild boar in Italy

Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:02 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drop on profit-taking; lean hogs fall

Dec. 30, 2021 at 3:38 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures rise on supply concerns

Dec. 29, 2021 at 4:30 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on expectations of beef demand; hogs ease

Dec. 28, 2021 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, as slaughter rates increased and carcass cutout values continued to firm, traders said. There is an expectation of beef prices continuing to firm and demand be strong going into the first quarter of 2022, said Doug Houghton, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs eases

Nov. 5, 2021 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Friday and gained about 1 percent for the week, helped by solid export demand, traders said. Demand from China has been particularly strong, fueled by the appetites of a growing Chinese middle class and diplomatic tensions with […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on strong exports

Nov. 4, 2021 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to their highest in nearly two weeks on Thursday, supported by strong weekly export sales and tighter supplies of market-ready hogs, analysts said. “Hog numbers are still running below last year. If that continues to tighten up, I think […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firms on stronger cash, wholesale market

Nov. 3, 2021 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, underpinned by stronger cash trade as packers pull more cattle forward, while wholesale beef prices added support, analysts said. “It does seem like the packers have picked up the production for cattle lately,” said Doug Houghton, technical […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures slip amid export demand doubts

Nov. 2, 2021 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slipped on Tuesday, as uncertainty over Chinese pork demand continued and animal weights were expected to increase on cooling U.S. temperatures, analysts said. Meanwhile, Chicago’s cattle futures firmed a bit on Tuesday, amid steady slaughter rates and market expectations that […]

By P.J. Huffstutter