Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, cattle rise on month-end buying

Sep. 28, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday, with the most-active December contract jumping more than four per cent on short-covering at the end of the month and quarter, traders said. CME October hogs settled up 0.875 cent at 62.175 cents/lb. and December rose 2.45 […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, gaining against hogs

Sep. 26, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on technical buying

Sep. 25, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag after USDA data

Sep. 24, 2018 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb ahead of USDA supply report

Sep. 21, 2018 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures widely mixed on spreading

Sep. 20, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were widely mixed on Thursday, with nearby contracts gaining on the back of higher hog prices in cash markets while deferred futures contracts lost ground, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures, both live and feeder, continued to decline as traders locked in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on gains in cash hogs, pork prices

Sep. 18, 2018 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged over four per cent on Tuesday, rising to the highest levels in three months on support from gains in prices for hogs in cash markets and wholesale pork, traders said. A lower U.S. hog slaughter in recent days due […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled narrowly mixed on Monday, with some contracts easing slightly after prices surged to six-month highs following strong sales in cash markets late on Friday, traders said. Front-month October live cattle jumped to a peak of 113.975 cents/lb., highest since March 14, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally to six-month high on strong demand

Sep. 14, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended sharply higher to limit up on Friday on in a short-covering and technical buying rally to six-month peaks fueled by strong demand for beef and expectations for higher cash market prices this week. Cattle traders are still waiting for more widespread […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

Sep. 13, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as nearby contracts were anchored by their premium to cash market prices while deferred months firmed to contract highs on a strong demand outlook, traders said. Feeder cattle futures followed deferred live cattle contracts higher, along with continued […]

By Karl Plume