Insights and Stories on Cold Storage

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

Sep. 22, 2017 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week. Cattle placements rose about three per cent from August in 2016, USDA said. Analysts polled by […]

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

Aug. 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

Aug. 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Improved cash prices lift CME live cattle

Jul. 21, 2017 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Sizzling hog market waits on new U.S. plants

Jun. 2, 2017 at 6:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Prices for Canadian hogs are enjoying a seasonal bump as consumers prepare for the summer grilling season. In Canada, the Signature No. 5 (Maple Leaf) Index daily price was listed at $179.68 per 100 kg (ckg) on May 26. That price was up $1.11/ckg compared to the […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit 14-month high on cash gains

Mar. 22, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures surged to the highest levels in 14 months on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and steep gains at a weekly online cash cattle auction, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle rose by as much as three per cent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Hog market improving with solid exports

Feb. 3, 2017 at 6:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Strong U.S. exports and declining cold-storage numbers have helped push hog prices on Canada’s Prairies to better levels than a few months back. According to the latest information compiled by Saskatchewan Agriculture, the U.S. exported 173,770 tonnes of pork in November 2016, up 13.5 per cent from […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally ahead of USDA report

Jan. 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb daily price limit on Thursday, said traders. Investors also tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

Dec. 23, 2015 at 1:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Shoppers preparing to feast on ham for Christmas can do so without breaking their budget, thanks to record amounts of pork as the industry rebounds from a deadly pig virus, said analysts following the government’s monthly cold storage report on Tuesday. Christmas is the top-ranked holiday […]

By Theopolis Waters

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