Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly higher ahead of USDA inventory data

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Thursday, lifted by firmer cash hog markets and position squaring ahead of a quarterly hog inventory report that was released after the close. Futures have been sliding for most of the past two months as hog supplies swelled […]

U.S. senators question packers over exports to China during pandemic

Jun. 24, 2020 at 9:22 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on big supplies, economic jitters

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures rise as frozen meat stocks decline

Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures drop ahead of USDA data

Jun. 19, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef prices decline

Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell Thursday as boxed beef prices tumbled under pressure from rising production. Beef output has increased as meat companies increase slaughtering after temporarily closing processing plants in April and May because of outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus among workers. Processors killed an […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures still face headwinds over demand questions

Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures traded choppy on Wednesday, amid ongoing pressure from large domestic supplies and rebounding pork production, analysts said. Meanwhile, concerns over a potential slowdown in U.S. pork exports kept markets jittery for a second session, traders said. China’s meat importers fear clearing delays […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hogs down, cattle up on demand issues

Jun. 16, 2020 at 3:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures dipped on Tuesday, as questions continued to grow about whether pork export demand from China will surge and eat through massive domestic stockpiles, traders said. Meanwhile, cattle futures rose as the cash market showed hints of increased demand from packers hungry to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures up as meat production grows

Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Monday, after plunging to their lowest price in more than a month last week, amid signs of meat production increasing — even as cash market prices continue to strain livestock producers’ profits. Chicago Mercantile Exchange August live cattle rose 0.675 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures touch one-month low

Jun. 12, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures dropped to their lowest price in more than a month on Friday, weighed down by expectations for increasing meat production. Beef output has improved as slaughterhouses have resumed operations after closing temporarily in April and May due to outbreaks of the new […]

By Tom Polansek