Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures Tuesday rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, supported by signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. USDA data showed that cash prices for hogs in Iowa and Minnesota have risen by more than $2 since last Wednesday, evidence that the […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low

Nov. 29, 2019 at 6:17 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:24 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Nov. 22, 2019 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a one-week low and feeder cattle futures hit a six-week low on Friday ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that traders expected would show a hefty year-on-year increase in the number of cattle placed in feedlots last month. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday as bullish weekly export sales data and hopes for progress on a U.S.-China trade deal helped to snap a six-session sell-off, traders said. February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 0.675 cent at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than four per cent on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract at times dropping its daily three-cent limit on doubts about the prospects for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer. February lean hog futures on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, extending their latest slide to five straight sessions on uncertainty about U.S. pork exports to China, traders said. Market bulls have been hoping for a U.S. trade deal with Beijing that could bolster U.S. pork sales to China, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen