Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on profit-taking

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended down sharply on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback following seven sessions of gains that took actively-traded nearby months to contract highs. A bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cold storage report on Tuesday showed larger frozen pork supplies, including […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise again on tight supplies

Feb. 22, 2022 at 7:04 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally to six days

Feb. 18, 2022 at 5:55 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit six-month high on strong cash markets

Feb. 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm, cattle mixed

Feb. 16, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs climb as tight supplies persist

Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Tuesday, supported by persistent tight supplies of market-ready hogs, analysts said. “We know numbers are getting tighter. We haven’t generated the expansion we needed to over the last six to nine months,” said Matthew Wiegand, Risk Management Consultant […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong beef demand

Feb. 14, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Monday, supported by strong beef demand and slaughter, analysts said. “The next few months — late March, early April — slaughter-ready cattle are a little tighter,” said Austin Schroeder, commodity analyst at Brugler Marketing. “That might help to […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on profit-taking

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Friday as the market retreated from contract highs hit this week. Profit-taking weighed on futures prices, though the market remains supported by strong demand for cattle from meatpackers, traders said. Packers such as Tyson Foods and JBS slaughtered […]

By Tom Polansek

China blocks Lithuanian beef, dairy, beer as Taiwan row grows

Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:09 pm CST

Beijing/Vilnius | Reuters — China suspended imports of beef, dairy and beer from Lithuania this week, Lithuania’s veterinary control agency said on Thursday, amid a growing trade dispute over the Baltic nation’s relations with Taiwan. China’s General Administration of Customs had informed the country it was halting the exports due […]

By Andrius Sytas Dominique Patton

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, strong slaughter data supportive

Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower despite finding new contract highs on Thursday, pressured by lower movement across the agricultural commodities late in the trading session, though tight cattle supplies underpin the market, traders said. “Demand in general still is in good shape. You’re […]

By Christopher Walljasper