Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

May. 21, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

May. 18, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

May. 17, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supply

May. 16, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump again on falling cash prices

May. 15, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: June live cattle limit down in technical selloff

May. 14, 2018 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled two per cent or more on Monday, with the front-month June contract falling by its three-cents per pound daily limit in a technical selloff, traders said. Sufficient cattle supplies and weaker trades last week in U.S. Plains cash steer […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries

May. 11, 2018 at 3:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished lower on Friday, hit by the “roll” by funds into deferred months and uneasiness over North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks, said traders. “NAFTA fears, Goldman roll and premiums to the cash prices. Everyone who bought futures this […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live cattle

May. 10, 2018 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying reversed the previous session’s losses, said traders. In a trading strategy known as bull spreads, traders bought June and simultaneously sold deferred months, stirred by firmer wholesale beef values and future’s […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle buckle under big supply worries

May. 9, 2018 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle prices on Wednesday felt pressure from softer wholesale beef prices and concerns about a looming supply buildup, traders said. Future’s steep discount to this week’s expected prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle limited June market losses, they said. June live cattle […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on short-covering, fund buying

May. 8, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled higher on Tuesday, helped by short-covering and fund buying that halted the market’s two-session slide, traders said. In a trading strategy known as bull spreads, some investors bought June futures and simultaneously sold deferred months in anticipation of this week’s […]

By Reuters