Insights and Stories on Hogs

South Korea confirms new cases of African swine fever

Sep. 23, 2019 at 8:36 pm CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has confirmed new cases of African swine fever at hog farms in cities near the capital Seoul after the country’s first outbreak of the deadly virus last week, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. The new case occurred at a pig farm with about […]

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

Sep. 19, 2019 at 2:03 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

Sep. 17, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

Sep. 13, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Andrew Galbraith

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020

Aug. 26, 2019 at 1:51 pm CDT

By Marcelo Teixeira

Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise

Aug. 19, 2019 at 8:04 pm CDT

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines has set up a crisis management team to determine if the deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country after officials detected a rise in pig deaths in some areas. The Bureau of Animal Industry had reported an increased mortality of pigs “raised […]

By Reuters

Packers win dismissal of U.S. pork price-fixing suits

Aug. 8, 2019 at 7:24 pm CDT

Reuters — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed antitrust lawsuits accusing several large U.S. pork companies of conspiring to limit the supply of pork to inflate prices and their own profits at the expense of consumers and other purchasers. Chief Judge John Tunheim of the federal court in Minneapolis said […]

By Reuters

Elanco buys swine PWD vaccine maker

Aug. 5, 2019 at 8:05 pm CDT

Veterinary drugmaker Elanco Animal Health is expanding its space in the swine sector with a deal to buy the Quebec startup behind Coliprotec vaccines. Indianapolis-based Elanco announced Thursday it has paid $78.5 million to buy Prevtec Microbia, which is headquartered in Montreal with facilities in St-Hyacinthe. The Coliprotec line is […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

Aug. 2, 2019 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended their decline on Friday, with the most active contract touching its lowest price in nine months under pressure from large supplies and the worsening U.S.-China trade war. Cattle futures also weakened. China on Friday vowed to fight back against […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

Aug. 1, 2019 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in a war of tit-for-tat tariffs with China. Feeder cattle futures also slumped, and live cattle […]

By Tom Polansek