Insights and Stories on Hogs

Sep. 5, 2014 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished nearly two per cent higher on Friday as supply-strapped packers spent more for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle than expected, traders said. October live cattle settled ended up 2.7 cents per pound at 159.75 (all figures US$). December closed at […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 4, 2014 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Thursday, supported by initially higher cash prices while pressured by profit-taking, traders said. October live cattle ended up 1.625 cents per pound at 157.05 cents, and December at 158.5, up 0.5 cent (all figures US$). February finished […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 3, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed nearly two per cent on Wednesday, their biggest one-day percentage increase in 1 1/2 months, driven by strong cash price expectations for this week, traders said. October live cattle ended up the maximum three cents per pound daily price […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 3, 2014 at 12:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Zoetis Inc. has received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its vaccine against the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and will begin selling it this month in the U.S., the company said Wednesday. Shares of Zoetis, the world’s largest animal-health company, reached […]

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek

Sep. 2, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday supported by fund buying and higher prices paid in the cash cattle market, traders said. The October CME live cattle touched its highest level since Aug. 7, fuelled by the higher cash trade. The October contract […]

By Meredith Davis