Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session

Apr. 12, 2019 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a third straight session on expectations that an outbreak of African swine fever in China’s hog herd would prompt the Asian country to import more pork, traders said. Traders were still digesting Thursday’s export […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge on strong pork sales

Apr. 11, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down as weather fears ease

Apr. 10, 2019 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down, retreating from last week’s top

Apr. 9, 2019 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs lower as rally pauses

Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on profit-taking but post weekly gains

Apr. 5, 2019 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as uncertainty about the timing and details of a potential trade deal with China caused investors to lock in some profits from recent gains, traders said. End-of-week profit-taking also weighed on the corn and wheat markets. The drop in corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

Apr. 5, 2019 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday as speculators continued to push prices higher due to concerns about African swine fever in China, traders said. The spread of the deadly virus has raised expectations of a pick-up in demand from China, the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally as African swine fever spreads

Apr. 4, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Thursday for the third day in a row, supported by expectations that the spread of deadly African swine fever in China would boost demand from the world’s top pork buyer. The most-active June hogs contract closed up three […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on hopes for increased exports to China

Apr. 3, 2019 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures charged higher on Wednesday, with the May contract surging 5.4 per cent, on hopes for a trade deal with China that would boost exports to the world’s largest consumer of pork. “U.S.-China trade talks restart in D.C. today and most […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: June hogs limit up on swine fever concerns

Apr. 2, 2019 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, with some contracts closing up their daily trading limit, as expectations for a bump in export deals to China, traders said. The gains were ignited by the announcement on Monday by China’s agriculture ministry that African […]

By Mark Weinraub