Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Cold weather pushes cattle futures to new highs

Mar. 1, 2019 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures roared to new contract highs on Friday, supported by worries about cold weather limiting weight gain in herds. Most-active April cattle touched a contract high of 130.45 cents/lb., topping its previous high of 130.1 on Wednesday (all figures US$). June cattle also […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle end mixed, June sets new high

Feb. 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures reach new contract highs again

Feb. 27, 2019 at 6:14 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle set contract highs on winter weather

Feb. 26, 2019 at 6:19 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs sag on large supply, shrug off trade talks

Feb. 25, 2019 at 5:14 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

Feb. 22, 2019 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

Feb. 21, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped on Thursday on increased optimism about the potential for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. The top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators resumed high-level negotiations to hash out a deal that could end their trade war, just over a week […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs slide to four-month low on burdensome supply

Feb. 20, 2019 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in four months on Wednesday under pressure from large supplies and low pork prices. Farmers have ramped up hog production due to low prices for grains used for feed and as processing companies have built new plants to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

Feb. 19, 2019 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures approached a one-year high on Tuesday on concerns that wintry weather in the middle of the country will temporarily tighten supplies. Snow in states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa this week is expected to slow the transportation of cattle to processing plants […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce on short-covering, technical buying

Feb. 15, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher for the first time in three sessions on Friday on short covering and technical buying ahead of the extended Presidents Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Futures had been technically oversold after sinking to seven-month lows early this week […]

By Karl Plume