Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished weaker on Friday on weekend positioning after traders sold nearby contracts and bought deferred months in a strategy known as bear spreading, said traders. October ended down 0.55 cent/lb. lower at 101.875 cents, and December down 0.05 cent, to […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

Oct. 6, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies slam lean hog futures

Oct. 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle post biggest daily percentage gain in a year

Oct. 4, 2016 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

Oct. 3, 2016 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures plummeted to the lowest levels in years on Friday, extending recent declines amid abundant animal and meat supplies and as investors squared up their books on the final day of the quarter, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell roughly […]

By Michael Hirtzer

September record-large U.S. hog herd topped expectations

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the June-August quarter grew two per cent versus a year ago to a record high, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surpassed average trade projections. Affordable feed, solid summer grilling demand and respectable U.S. pork exports encouraged farmers to grow […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs higher on short-covering after seven-year lows

Sep. 29, 2016 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures edged higher on Thursday, rebounding from an earlier seven-year low as investors squared positions ahead of a government supply report due on Friday, traders and analysts said. Traders also were cleaning up their books ahead of the last day of the third […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with feeder cattle rallying about one per cent on short-covering following recent lows, traders msaid. Several Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts fell to lifetime lows before trimming losses as traders squared up their positions ahead […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday slumped, with nearby contracts down the three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by fund selling and uneasiness before cash prices by Friday, said traders. October and December settled down by the three-cent limit to 103.825 and 103.125 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters