Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally as China buys pork

Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose three per cent on Monday, supported by rising demand as China moved to buy pork for its reserves to shore up the domestic market, traders said. China’s state planner said on Monday that central and local governments will start buying […]

Strike ends at Exceldor poultry plant in Quebec

Jun. 27, 2021 at 3:10 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Jun. 25, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as cash pork prices slide

Jun. 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Another swine flu variant case appears in Manitoba

Jun. 23, 2021 at 5:16 am CDT

A single and apparently isolated case of another influenza variant normally seen in hogs has turned up in a Manitoba resident, the province announced Monday. Manitoba Public Health on Monday said the H3N2 influenza variant (H3N2v) seen in this case is related to flu viruses that circulate in pigs, noting […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm after five days of declines

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, with the front-month contract snapping a five-session losing streak on some mild bargain-buying and short-covering, traders said. But concerns about waning export demand for U.S. supplies from China and Mexico kept the gains in check and hog futures remained […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder market percolating higher

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $1-$4 higher on average; calves were steady to $2 higher. Limited volume of calves under 600 lbs. made the market hard to define; however, strong demand was surfacing across all weight categories. The weaker Canadian dollar, along with stronger live cattle […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on weaker pork, falling prices in China

Jun. 21, 2021 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Monday, continuing a retreat from multi-year highs set earlier this month as cash pork prices dropped and worries increased about Chinese import demand for U.S. pork. Technical selling and profit-taking have sped the multi-session decline after the actively traded […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on bargain-buying

Jun. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on bargain-buying on Friday after a steep plunge a day earlier, with expectations of steady to higher cash cattle prices next week adding support, traders said. “The market is chopping around but it looks like it needs to go back to […]

By Julie Ingwersen