Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and rising concerns about demand amid weakness in global equities markets, traders said. Flat cash markets also cast a bearish tone on the markets. Cash cattle have traded at $111/cwt for five weeks in a row […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

Oct. 11, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

Oct. 9, 2018 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle approach seven-month highs

Oct. 8, 2018 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs extend recovery, near six-month high

Oct. 5, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to their highest prices in about six months on Friday on technical buying. CME October hogs reached a session high of 68.825 cents/lb., the contract’s highest price since April 19, before paring gains (all figures US$). It ended up […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle contracts end mixed

Oct. 4, 2018 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Thursday, with deferred contracts setting back on a round of profit-taking. The front-month October hogs contract ended slightly higher, but closed below session peaks, in thin trading. Live cattle contracts followed a similar pattern to the […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch highest since April

Oct. 3, 2018 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday and touched their highest prices in more than five months. CME October hogs traded up to 67.550 cents/lb., the contract’s highest price since April 20, before paring gains (all figures US$). It […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend rally

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Tuesday, with the market still underpinned by the trade deal among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, traders said. But technical buying pulled prices from their highs and the market failed to […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures jump on trilateral trade pact

Oct. 1, 2018 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to their highest prices since April on Monday after the U.S., Canada and Mexico said they struck a deal on a trilateral trade pact. News of the agreement, reached over the weekend, eased concerns that the United States would […]

By Tom Polansek