Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

Nov. 28, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

Nov. 27, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

Nov. 26, 2018 at 8:20 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

Nov. 23, 2018 at 5:21 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

Nov. 21, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled three per cent on Tuesday, reversing after hitting contract highs as investors locked in profits ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Hog futures had gained in eight out of the past nine sessions on hopes of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

Nov. 19, 2018 at 8:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Monday, extending steep gains from last week on optimism for robust exports of U.S. pork due to the worsening African swine fever virus outbreak in China, traders said. China, the top world hog producer and pork consumer, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

Nov. 16, 2018 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Technical buying accelerated gains, lifting several deferred-month contracts to life-of-contract highs. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

Nov. 15, 2018 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for a fourth straight session on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and good demand for pork, traders said. Persistent concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, also underpinned prices […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally from five-month low in technical bounce

Nov. 13, 2018 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied from five-month lows on Tuesday in a short-covering and technical-buying bounce, traders said. Live cattle futures followed feeders higher, although gains were clipped by limited packer demand for U.S. Plains feedlot cattle ahead of next week’s shortened Thanksgiving holiday […]

By Karl Plume