Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

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

Apr. 11, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on strong weekly U.S. pork export sales, traders said, including more than 77,000 tonnes sold to China as a fatal hog disease continued to spread in the Asian country. CME live cattle futures followed hogs […]

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

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

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

Apr. 1, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the front-month contract firming slightly after two straight days of declines while deferreds continued to ease. Traders said that fresh pork exports to China were required to ease the burdensome supplies and boost hog […]

By Mark Weinraub