Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble after Trump threatens Mexico border closure

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended down sharply for a second straight day on Friday after a volatile session in which traders weighed thinner near-term hog supplies against risks to pork exports with Mexico. Early-session strength stemmed from a quarterly U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down as export sales disappoint

Mar. 28, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop further on rising supply, weak cash prices

Mar. 27, 2019 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on technical selling, fund liquidation

Mar. 26, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble on bearish USDA data

Mar. 25, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

Mar. 22, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose to contract highs for a third straight session on Friday on hopes for strong demand from China before easing from those peaks on profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. China is expected to be in the market for imported […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China swine fever fears

Mar. 21, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied by their daily trading limits for a second straight day on Thursday on expectations that imports by China would surge as the country’s domestic hog herd is ravaged by a deadly hog disease. All hog contracts posted new contract […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

Mar. 20, 2019 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the company’s daily price limit to new contract highs on Wednesday on increasing worries about the spread of a deadly hog disease in China. Traders expect that China, the world’s biggest hog producer and pork consumer, will need […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

Mar. 19, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract hitting a high as poor feedlot conditions in portions of the U.S. Plains raised concerns about beef supplies, traders said. Lean hogs closed lower in a profit-taking setback from contract highs set a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

Mar. 18, 2019 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. front-month hog futures surged on Monday, extending last week’s advances on expectations of additional export sales to China, where African swine fever has decimated the world’s largest hog herd, traders said. “We had that huge sale of pork to China last week, and the market […]

By Julie Ingwersen