Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit six-month lows

Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than six months on Tuesday, while cattle futures recovered a day after hitting June lows on concerns about a fire at a major Nebraska beef plant. The hog market extended recent losses under […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop as fire closes JBS plant

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

JBS plans to reopen Nebraska beef plant damaged in fire

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit lowest in more than six months

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened Wednesday, with live cattle sagging to their lowest in three months on sluggish cash market activity, traders said. The hog market was pressured by concerns about demand in China, where high prices have slowed the consumption of pork. […]

By Mark Weinraub

China’s buyers expect Brazil’s beef back soon despite BSE cases

Sep. 7, 2021 at 8:34 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese beef importers said Monday the suspension of exports by top supplier Brazil due to two cases of BSE has had no immediate market impact, with some still making purchases in anticipation of a quick resumption of trade. Brazil said on Saturday it had confirmed two […]

By Dominique Patton Nayara Figueiredo

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch three-month lows

Sep. 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid to three-month lows on Tuesday, as beef demand slows, leaving cattle producers with ample supply as packer demand softens, traders said. “Packers are bought for a long ways out — have a lot of inventory,” said Scott Varilek, broker […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower as beef prices cool

Sep. 2, 2021 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday, on softening wholesale beef prices and a lack of supportive news, traders said. CME October live cattle settled down 1.525 cents at 126.05 cents/lb. after hitting 125.875, near the contract’s 100-day moving average and its lowest price […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up off six-session skid

Sep. 1, 2021 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher Wednesday on short-covering after a six-session decline and expectations of firming cash cattle prices, traders said. However, the rally was capped by falling wholesale beef prices, with the U.S. grilling season poised to wind down after Monday’s Labour […]

By Julie Ingwersen