Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged the market to a fresh three-month low, traders said. Pork packer margins have eroded and the closely followed cash wholesale […]

Organic grazing and soil health

Jan. 11, 2023 at 4:07 pm CST

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market looks upward

Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:24 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend slide to three-month low

Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures sank to a three-month low and closed weaker for the seventh consecutive session on Friday on concerns about weak demand, brokers said. An increase in hog weights also hung over the market, after recent winter storms delayed processing and backed up livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch three-week low

Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures set a three-week low on Thursday, under pressure from losses in broader markets and following recent weakness in cash hog prices, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also ended lower as the market pulled back one day after hitting a September high. Livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken, cattle rise as winter storms hit

Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell to their lowest price in more than two weeks on Wednesday and live cattle futures strengthened as snowstorms continued to disrupt livestock operations. Feeder cattle futures reached their highest price since September. Wintry weather in the northern U.S. Plains has delayed […]

By Tom Polansek

McDonald’s reported set to exit Kazakhstan on Russia war spillover

Jan. 4, 2023 at 3:33 pm CST

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. is set to abandon Kazakhstan as disruptions triggered by the Ukraine crisis have left the nation without a substitute for Russian meat supplies, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The fast-food giant, which exited Russia in May, banned its local franchisee from […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures near two-week lows in broad selloff

Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group livestock futures hit their lowest prices in about two weeks on Tuesday on profit-taking and widespread selling that dragged down commodity and financial markets, analysts said. Traders booked profit in live cattle after the most-active contract reached a fresh high on Thursday, brokers said. […]

By Tom Polansek