Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

Mar. 15, 2019 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures rallied to a five-month high on Friday, closing at their daily trading limit on improving export prospects due to a sharp reduction in China’s domestic supplies, traders said. China’s pig herd slid 16.6 per cent in February from the previous year, as African […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

Mar. 12, 2019 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

Mar. 11, 2019 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally in technical, seasonal bounce

Mar. 8, 2019 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose sharply on Friday in a technical and seasonal-buying rally that took prices to the highest in a month, traders said. Futures were also lifted by stronger cash hog and pork prices and on expectations for improving pork exports, especially if African […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on firm beef, cash prices

Mar. 7, 2019 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures advanced on Thursday, lifted by firm beef and cash cattle markets and as investors took positions ahead of a monthly supply report due on Friday, traders said. Some feedlot cattle in the southern U.S. Plains traded at $128/cwt on Thursday, about steady […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

Mar. 6, 2019 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Wednesday after four straight sessions of gains in a technical and profit-taking setback from two-week highs as investors awaited new developments in U.S.-China trade negotiations. Cattle futures also fell broadly, although worries about a late-winter snowstorm forecast for the beef […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set two-week peak on pork price hopes

Mar. 5, 2019 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped to two-week highs on Tuesday amid hopes for increased pork prices, which have been under pressure from large supplies and weakened demand from China. Wholesale pork prices, known as the cutout, rose by $1.01 on Monday to $62.93/cwt for carcasses, according […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on profit-taking

Mar. 4, 2019 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as investors booked profits after contract highs hit on Friday, traders said. Managed funds hold a large net long position in Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures, leaving the market vulnerable to bouts of long liquidation. The funds […]

By Julie Ingwersen