Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on pork gains

Jul. 3, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to fresh life-of-contract highs on Monday, gaining on bear-spreading as wholesale pork prices reached the highest levels in more than two years. Dealers continued to buy back Chicago Mercantile Exchange July hog contracts and roll positions into deferred months such as […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

Jun. 29, 2017 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

Jun. 28, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures erase Monday’s rally

Jun. 27, 2017 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

Jun. 26, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with the August contract up the three-cent per pound daily price limit, helped by buy stops and fund buying, said traders. They said Monday morning’s wholesale beef price upswing and back-month futures’ discounts to last […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report

Jun. 23, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, with support from buy stops and late-session short-covering before the afternoon’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report, said traders. Analysts viewed the report as mildly bearish for live cattle futures on Monday due […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices

Jun. 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday, pressured by fallen cash and wholesale beef values, said traders. June, which will expire on June 30, closed 0.875 cent/lb. lower at 118.625 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded August finished 1.075 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices for wholesale pork, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange July lean hogs notched life-of-contract highs for the third straight […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Hog rally good news, but exports needed long-term

Jun. 21, 2017 at 12:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The recent rally in U.S. hog futures offers hedging opportunities and cash prices are supported for the short term, but Tyler Fulton at Hams Marketing tempers optimism for the longer-term outlook. “We have advocated for hedging, particularly for the fall and winter timeframe,” he said. However, he […]

By Terry Fries