Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, cattle up on technical trading, profit-taking

Sep. 14, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slid on Monday on technical selling and profit-taking, as the trade began to question whether Chinese demand for U.S. pork will boom after rival supplier Germany confirmed a single case of African swine fever in a wild boar. U.S. pork packer margins […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on bullish pork export prospects

Sep. 11, 2020 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit up on pork export optimism

Sep. 11, 2020 at 1:06 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures jumped to a four-month high on Thursday on strong export demand and short covering, while cattle futures weakened. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net U.S. pork export sales of 53,646 tonnes for the week ended Aug. 27, up 36 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch late-July lows on demand jitters

Sep. 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday dropped to their lowest prices since July amid uncertainty about how much U.S. demand will decline as the summer grilling season draws to a close. Beef and cattle prices are often weak this time of year as demand […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle consolidate up off one-month low

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose for a second consecutive session as the market consolidated after touching a one-month low on Monday, brokers said. Weakness in the cash market for U.S. cattle has hung over futures prices recently, but some traders said they […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures snap losing streak

Aug. 31, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Monday in a rebound off a run of losses, while lean hog futures closed weaker. Live cattle were due for a rebound after falling last week amid pressure from weakness in the cash market, traders said. Short covering […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down again

Aug. 28, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened on Friday in anticipation of a seasonal demand slowdown following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. The losses in the futures market stemmed from weekly declines in the cash markets. CME benchmark October live cattle fell 1.25 cents […]

By Mark Weinraub