Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

Jun. 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Thursday as U.S. pork export sales to China continued to disappoint traders who have been expecting a surge of demand due to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in China. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also declined. Hog […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

Jun. 18, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying

Jun. 17, 2019 at 7:01 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

Jun. 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end lower

Jun. 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said. “We’re still just in the middle of June, and we know we have a big supply […]

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag under pressure from big supplies

Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures weakened on Wednesday under pressure from large numbers of cattle and hogs and uncertainty over demand, traders said. Declines in the markets reflected expectations that meat supplies will remain plentiful, after farmers expanded their herds. Beef production in the third quarter of 2019 […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

Jun. 11, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders said a rally the previous day looked overdone in the face of large supplies. Feeder cattle futures also weakened, while live cattle futures closed higher. Hog futures pulled back after climbing on Monday, when traders were relieved that […]

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

Jun. 10, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday as traders were relieved President Donald Trump had called off plans to impose tariffs on imports of Mexican goods, which means no retaliatory duties by Mexico on U.S. products like pork. Live cattle futures rose by the daily price limit. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Futures end week on sour note

Jun. 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Friday, pressured by fears that Mexico, a key importer of both U.S. beef and pork, will retaliate against President Donald Trump’s plans to roll out tariffs on imports from Mexico next week. The trade worries come as […]

By P.J. Huffstutter