Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on pork demand, export optimism

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday on signs of improving demand for pork products and optimism about export demand from China as the Asian country struggles with renewed outbreaks of a hog disease, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 1.4 […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

Jul. 9, 2020 at 12:02 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef prices weaken

Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Large supplies push cattle, hogs mostly lower

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday under pressure from large supplies, analysts said. Live cattle futures retreated a day after nearing a two-month high, while feeder cattle pulled back after reaching their highest price in month than a month on Monday. “We’ve […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump to two-month high

Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures on Monday reached a two-month high on follow-through buying from last week, while lean hog futures edged up on bargain buying, traders said. Cattle futures are extending a recovery after recently regaining a premium over cash prices, traders said. Technical buying helped […]

By Tom Polansek

China suspends beef imports from Cargill plant

Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

China has temporarily suspended imports of beef from Cargill’s major beef packing plant at High River, Alta., part of a long list of meat plants blocked in the last half of June. The Reuters news service on Monday published a list of meat packing plants from around the world which […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as corn prices ease

Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday with feeder cattle leading the pack, as corn prices eased on profit taking ahead of the long holiday weekend, analysts said. Thursday’s feeder cattle rally was due in part to a slump in corn futures, traders said. Earlier this week, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical and speculative buying at the start of a new month and quarter, analysts said. Yet the benchmark August live cattle contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained rangebound, with rallies capped by […]

By Julie Ingwersen