Insights and Stories on Hogs

Out of the fire: Rescued piglets served to U.K. firefighters

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:00 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Young pigs that were saved from a fire in southwest England earlier this year have been served to their rescuers as sausages by the farmer who wanted to thank the firefighters for their efforts. The 18 piglets and two sows were rescued after an electrical fault […]

If NAFTA ain’t broke, don’t fix it, pork sector says

Aug. 17, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses

Aug. 10, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hits 8-month low on cash prices

Aug. 9, 2017 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Market uncertainty weighs on CME live cattle futures

Aug. 8, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures turn higher on cash discounts

Aug. 4, 2017 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled higher on Friday, with buyers attracted to futures that remained undervalued compared to prices paid by packers for market-ready, or cash, hogs, traders said. CME’s hog index, a barometer for cash prices, for Aug. 2 was 87.11 per cwt. Bargain buying after […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends live cattle gains

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished in bullish territory for a third straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer wholesale beef values, said traders. Technical buying and futures’ discounts to cash prices so far this week provided additional market support, they said. August ended 0.700 cent per […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb on cash price discount

Aug. 2, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. Buy stops and fund buying enhanced market advances, they said. August ended 1.725 cent per pound higher at 114.525 cents per pound, and October 1.800 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Higher beef price boosts CME live cattle futures

Aug. 1, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday recovered some of their recent losses, helped by the morning’s wholesale beef price turnaround, traders said. Buy stops and futures’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices provided additional market support, they said. August ended 0.800 cent per […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: End-of-month positioning pressures CME live cattle

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Last Friday’s selling of Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts carried over into Monday, led by sell-stops and position squaring on the last trading session of the month, traders and analysts said. Some investors sold August futures and simultaneously bought deferred contracts while cautiously awaiting this […]

By Theopolis Waters