Insights and Stories on Hogs

Jul. 20, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Monday after investors sold deferred months and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders said. August closed up 0.100 cent per lb at 146.750 cents, October 0.100 cent lower at 149.025 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 18, 2015 at 12:50 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– A downturn in France’s livestock sector has put thousands of farms close to bankruptcy, the government said Friday, as it seeks to contain a crisis that has undermined a flagship pledge to improve the livelihood of livestock producers. Farmers say a deteriorating international market, marked by […]

By Reuters

Jul. 17, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday after a choppy session swayed by pre-weekend positioning and investors digesting this week’s lower cash prices, traders said. August closed up 0.15 cent/lb. at 146.65 cents, and October down 0.3 cent at 149.125 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 17, 2015 at 11:08 am CDT

Ruth Kost has never seen a wild boar before but she’s hoping that will change after a summer spent tracking the elusive beast. “They don’t like to show themselves,” said the University of Saskatchewan master’s student. “They are kind of reclusive, they avoid people… and they’re very aware of hunting […]

By Shannon VanRaes

Jul. 16, 2015 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower for a second day in a row on Thursday, pressured by lacklustre wholesale beef demand that could drag down this week’s cash prices, traders said. August closed 0.525 cent/lb. lower at 146.5 cents, and October down 0.8 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters