Insights and Stories on Hogs

Sep. 17, 2014 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slumped more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs and pork at wholesale, traders said. October closed 1.775 cents per pound lower at 105.1 cents, and December at 93.9 cents, down 2.025 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed down slightly on Tuesday in anticipation of likely lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle this week, traders said. October and December live cattle both ended 0.15 cent per pound lower, at 156.2 and 158.875 cents, respectively (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 15, 2014 at 7:12 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A Tennessee animal feed company will pay back US$18 million in alleged illicit profits to settle civil accounting fraud charges, U.S. regulators said Monday. AgFeed Industries, which is currently in bankruptcy, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in March in connection with charges that […]

By sarah-n-lynch

Sep. 15, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Monday after a choppy session that lacked clear fundamental direction. “People are waiting for this week’s cash sales, but until then there is nothing to trade off of,” a trader said. October live cattle ended at 156.35 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses for a second straight day on Friday, weighed down by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle and pork at wholesale, traders said. Futures finished off session lows helped by their discounts to this week’s cash cattle returns […]