Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump eighth day in a row

Aug. 24, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled in negative territory for an eighth straight day, and hit a one-month low, following disappointing preliminary cash prices, traders said. August live cattle ended down 0.525 cent/lb. at 112.725 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October […]

U.S. livestock: More CME live cattle selling on weaker cash outlook

Aug. 23, 2016 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump sixth straight day

Aug. 22, 2016 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

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

Aug. 19, 2016 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle losses mount in fund selloff

Aug. 18, 2016 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Pork price turnaround sends CME lean hogs higher

Aug. 17, 2016 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts finished higher on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering after Tuesday’s selloff and the morning’s wholesale pork price rebound, said traders. October ended 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 61 cents, and December finished up 1.3 cents, to 56.75 (all figures US$). After falling […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump in reversal on pork price declines

Aug. 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined by as much as 3.8 per cent on Tuesday, reversing from earlier three-week highs on fund selling linked to declines in wholesale pork prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures also eased but saw smaller declines than hog prices as […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump in technical rebound

Aug. 12, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Friday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and short-covering following the midday expiration of the August contract, traders and analysts said. Gains in hog futures came after prices neared last week’s roughly four-month lows, and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs in reversal as pork extends losses

Aug. 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Thursday, reversing from earlier steep gains on pressure from declining pork prices and ample hog supplies, traders and analysts said. The price action suggested that hog futures would likely test their life-of-contract lows reached on Aug. 4 when trading […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on technical rebound

Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained as much as two per cent on Wednesday, reversing from earlier losses on strength from technical buying and a rebound in wholesale pork prices, traders said. Hog futures tested life-of-contract lows reached last week but did surpass those lows, […]

By Michael Hirtzer