Insights and Stories on Hogs

Pork prices set to soften, analyst says

Sep. 16, 2015 at 11:25 am CDT

CNS Canada — As the North American barbecue season winds down for another year, so too goes some strength in the pork market. For instance, cash slaughter-weight hogs in Saskatchewan, based on the Maple Leaf Signature #3 contract, averaged $162.55/cwt last week, down $7.95 (4.7 per cent) per 100 kg, […]

Study alleges U.S. fast food still mostly raised on antibiotics

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:41 am CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

Yukon to help cover livestock vets’ travel costs

Sep. 15, 2015 at 7:08 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares early CME live cattle losses

Sep. 14, 2015 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Drops in cash, beef prices topple CME live cattle futures

Sep. 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures at one point on Friday matched their 15-month low, responding to slumping prices for wholesale beef and market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Spot-October closed down 2.350 cents per lb to 140.600 cents, and December was 2.325 cents lower at 142.375 cents. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade with cash price hopes

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle posted modest losses on Thursday in anticipation of possibly lower prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle on Friday, traders said. Spot-October closed down 0.025 cent/lb. to 142.95 cents, and December 0.375 cent lower at 144.7 (all figures US$). Cash bids in […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking trims CME live cattle gains

Sep. 9, 2015 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Wednesday, after profit-taking and cash price uncertainty turned back initial advances, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.5 cent/lb. lower at 142.975 cents, and December dropped 0.7 cent to 145.075 (all figures US$). Packers have not bid for market-ready (cash) […]

By Theopolis Waters

Perdue Farms to buy Chipotle pork supplier Niman Ranch

Sep. 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Poultry company Perdue Farms will buy natural meat maker Niman Ranch, which is Chipotle Mexican Grill’s biggest pork supplier and a brand name on U.S. restaurant menus, the two companies said on Tuesday. Privately held Perdue expects to “soon” close a deal to buy Natural Food […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on short-covering

Sep. 8, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby trading months settled up their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, partly fuelled by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. October and December live cattle ended at 143.475 and 145.775 cents, respectively (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters