Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

May. 28, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest level in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, with concerns about demand from top buyers in focus amid a record-large supply in the U.S., traders said. The market shrugged off a U.S. Agriculture Department […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on continued export uncertainty

May. 24, 2019 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs mixed as trade war anxiety overshadows export data

May. 23, 2019 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures erode on China trade tensions

May. 22, 2019 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle drop as rains seen denting grilling demand

May. 21, 2019 at 5:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

May. 20, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed mixed on Monday as traders weighed positive news of easing trade tensions with Mexico and Canada against signs that trade ties with China are worsening. The U.S. struck deals last week to lift tariffs on […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

May. 17, 2019 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Friday, buoyed by news that Japan will eliminate long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, traders said. The agreement reopens full beef trade after Japan in 2003 banned U.S. beef over concerns about bovine […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures dip to contract lows

May. 16, 2019 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dipped to new contract lows on Thursday as a rally in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures this week continued to signal rising feed costs and U.S. beef demand remains sluggish. Cattle futures also faced headwinds […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up as swine fever fuels export hopes

May. 15, 2019 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose for a second day on Wednesday, supported by expectations of increased demand for U.S. pork as African swine fever spreads in China’s hog herd and elsewhere, traders said. “The African swine fever news and talk […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures bounce, cattle end lower

May. 14, 2019 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Tuesday in a technical rebound after Monday’s limit-down close, with firm cash hog values lending support, traders said. Technical traders were encouraged that the benchmark June hog contract was able to hold above […]

By Julie Ingwersen