Insights and Stories on Hogs

Hog profits disappear as U.S. futures crash

Sep. 14, 2016 at 4:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A sharp drop in the U.S. hog futures over the past week is cutting into the profitability of the Canadian sector as well, with a turn higher unlikely in the near term. U.S. lean hog futures set new contract lows over the past week, as large North […]

Smithfield says Illinois hog plant shut down after fire

Sep. 6, 2016 at 1:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

Fines now an option for pig traceability enforcement

Aug. 24, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Staff

Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

Aug. 22, 2016 at 8:22 pm CDT

By Staff

JBS quarterly profits beat expectations

Aug. 11, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

By Reuters

Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships

Aug. 9, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

A pair of hog packing and processing plants in Quebec’s Mauricie region are set to join forces through their common business partner for a major expansion. Olymel, the meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, announced Tuesday it has sealed a partnership deal with livestock producer and processor […]

By Staff

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

Aug. 5, 2016 at 4:33 pm CDT

The meat packing arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee plans to shut down major ham lines at one of its further-processing plants in the province next year, cutting up to 340 jobs. Olymel said Friday it will halt ham deboning at its St-Hyacinthe plant in September 2017, eliminating 340 positions. […]

By Staff

Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods profit beats estimates

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:51 pm CDT

Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a quarterly profit that squeezed past estimates as lower operating costs and increased pricing more than offset a fall in volumes in its meat products business. The company, whose brands include Schneiders and namesake Maple Leaf, recently completed a program started in 2010 […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed weaker on Friday, after a volatile session highlighted by investors squaring positions on the final trading day of the month, trader said. August hogs finished up 0.125 cent per lb to 68.975 cents. October ended 0.150 cent per lb lower at 59.050 cents and […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

Jul. 28, 2016 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled near their lowest since late-March 2013, dragged down by weaker cash prices before some plants shut down on Monday for an annual industry floater holiday, traders said. One packer was closed on Thursday, and possibly on Friday, for repairs, which limited its need […]

By Theopolis Waters