Insights and Stories on Hogs

Nov. 21, 2014 at 5:31 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest beef exporter, has agreed to buy Australian processed foods producer Primo Smallgoods for A$1.45 billion (C$1.41 billion). The company will also buy food company Grupo Big Frango in Brazil for 430 million reais (C$192 million), stepping up the pace […]

By Reuters

Nov. 21, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Friday on positioning before this week’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Most analysts expect Friday’s report to show cattle placements in October declined from last […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 21, 2014 at 10:10 am CST

When I was a child we lived in rural Saskatchewan on a mixed grain and beef farm. I was never involved in 4-H but I always had some type of business venture on the go. I was fortunate enough to have a YEP (youth education program) in my home. One […]

By — Steve Kenyon

Nov. 20, 2014 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower Thursday on profit-taking and fund selling that erased Wednesday’s gains, traders said. December closed down one cent per pound at 90.775 cents, and February 0.75 cent lower at 90.9 cents (all figures US$). Anticipation of weaker-trending cash and wholesale […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 19, 2014 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Wednesday on short-covering and fund buying that trumped initial selling, traders said. December closed up 0.225 cent per pound at 91.775 cents, and February 0.525 cent higher at 91.65 cents. CME hogs rose despite lower cash hog and […]

By Theopolis Waters