Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally on demand outlook, swine fever concern

Nov. 12, 2018 at 6:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than one per cent on Monday on improving seasonal demand for pork and on concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Live cattle futures, meanwhile, were mostly lower on seasonally easing demand and […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop most since June on weaker cash market

Nov. 9, 2018 at 4:35 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on technical buying; hogs lower

Nov. 8, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound from 2-week low on short-covering

Nov. 7, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble on ample supplies, weak cash market

Nov. 6, 2018 at 4:45 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tumble on demand worries, spreading

Nov. 5, 2018 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2-month low on Monday, sagging on worries of reduced demand for beef and cattle in cash markets, traders said. Calendar spreading across Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures also contributed to declines. Traders were exiting front-month positions and rolling into […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets

Nov. 2, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the animals, traders said. Cash hog prices have declined two days in a row in the top Iowa and Minnesota market, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed

Nov. 1, 2018 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in cash markets this week, traders said. Cattle futures rebounded from early declines to reach the day’s highs after government data […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle futures jump on short covering, positioning

Oct. 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures rallied on month-end short covering and position squaring on Wednesday, with the nearby contract hitting its highest price in almost eight months, traders said. Front-month CME October live cattle settled up 1.950 cent at 115.850 cents per pound and reached its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on concerns over increasing supplies

Oct. 30, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Tuesday and feeder cattle futures fell to seven-week lows on worries about increasing U.S. supplies, analysts said. Feedlots were offering to sell some 5,000 more cattle than a week ago, said Rich […]

By Tom Polansek