Insights and Stories on Beef

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 […]

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

Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

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

Jun. 12, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures down on large supplies

Jun. 11, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs weaken on expectations for abundant supplies

Jun. 10, 2020 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set one-week highs in rebound

Jun. 9, 2020 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, reaching one-week highs in a rebound from losses last week, as traders noted that meat companies have been slaughtering more livestock. The number of livestock being killed each day has recovered from April and May, when processors temporarily shut […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle stabilize, beef prices fall further

Jun. 8, 2020 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures stabilized on Monday after falling last week as beef prices weakened, traders said. The market is expected to remain under pressure as beef production continues to recover from disruptions in April and May linked to coronavirus outbreaks among workers at meatpacking plants. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle down as slaughter recovers, beef prices sag

Jun. 5, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by softening prices for market-ready cattle and declining packer profit margins as wholesale beef prices continue to slide, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled down 1.825 cents at 93.9 cents/lb. and benchmark August […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second day on Thursday on technical buying and optimism that the U.S. economy may be on the upswing, analysts said. However, gains in nearby contracts trailed those in deferred months as a backlog of market-ready cattle and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hog futures slide as slaughter rebounds

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby lean hog futures hit a six-week low on Wednesday as the U.S. slaughter pace continued to recover, generating pork supplies that pressured wholesale prices and packer margins, traders said. CME June lean hogs ended down their daily limit of 3.75 cents, at […]

By Julie Ingwersen