Insights and Stories on Hogs

Olymel seeking other markets for Russia-bound pork

Aug. 10, 2014 at 1:32 pm CDT

Canadian meat packer Olymel plans to seek other buyers for pork which, until Thursday, was destined for the now-closed Russian market. Olymel, the meat processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, produced frozen pork for export to Russia at its plants at Red Deer, Alta. and Vallee-Jonction, Que. Russia had been […]

Record-high pork values to cushion Russia’s sanctions

Aug. 8, 2014 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle end limit-down

Aug. 8, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with cash prices

Aug. 7, 2014 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end firm after choppy session

Aug. 6, 2014 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Ukraine to block Canadian, U.S. hogs over PEDv

Aug. 6, 2014 at 1:07 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Ukraine has introduced emergency restrictions on the import of pigs from Canada, the U.S. and seven other countries, it said in documents filed at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. Ukraine said porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) had been identified in Canada, China, Columbia, the Dominican Republic, […]

Zoetis plans vaccine against PEDv

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Zoetis Inc., the world’s largest animal-health company, plans to seek U.S. approval before the end of this year to sell its vaccine against a virus that has killed about 13 per cent of the U.S. hog herd. If approved, the new drug would rival the only […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on worries of supply increase ahead

Aug. 5, 2014 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that unseasonably cool midsummer weather will persist into the fall and boost supply by putting weight on hogs quicker, traders and analysts said. Hog weights have declined modestly so far this summer, but […]

By Theopolis Waters

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle end lower, but off session bottoms

Aug. 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Friday, partly pressured by residual profit-taking and fund liquidation after Thursday’s deep losses, traders said. However, futures closed off morning lows following initial reports of a less-than-expected decline in the price for market-ready, or cash, cattle. “Judging by big […]

By Theopolis Waters

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle fall, pressured by equities tumble

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Thursday, pulled down by the stock market’s sheer drop caused by European deflation and Argentina default worries. Wall Street investors dumped long positions across a broad range of commodities, including CME livestock futures, an analyst said. Global economic jitters could […]

By Theopolis Waters