Insights and Stories on Hogs

Nov. 5, 2018 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2-month low on Monday, sagging on worries of reduced demand for beef and cattle in cash markets, traders said. Calendar spreading across Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures also contributed to declines. Traders were exiting front-month positions and rolling into […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Nov. 2, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the animals, traders said. Cash hog prices have declined two days in a row in the top Iowa and Minnesota market, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Nov. 1, 2018 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in cash markets this week, traders said. Cattle futures rebounded from early declines to reach the day’s highs after government data […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures rallied on month-end short covering and position squaring on Wednesday, with the nearby contract hitting its highest price in almost eight months, traders said. Front-month CME October live cattle settled up 1.950 cent at 115.850 cents per pound and reached its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek

Oct. 31, 2018 at 2:30 pm CDT

Moscow/Sao Paulo | Reuters – Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products. Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor had placed temporary restrictions on imports of […]

By Ana Mano, Polina Devitt