Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook extends CME live cattle gains

Feb. 18, 2016 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a third consecutive day on Thursday, with help from fund buying and anticipation of strong cash prices by late Friday, traders said. February closed 1.05 cents/lb. higher at 135.15, and April ended at 134.375 cents, up 0.95 cents […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle charge upward

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying boosts CME live cattle limit-up

Feb. 16, 2016 at 3:41 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade before holiday

Feb. 12, 2016 at 5:27 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble with cash prices

Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:31 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain, but off session highs

Feb. 10, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by their discounts to preliminary prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. But they said the possibility that packers might pay less for remaining supplies pulled CME live cattle contracts from morning tops. Futures […]

By Theopolis Waters

CME to reduce livestock futures, options trading hours

Feb. 10, 2016 at 11:20 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, the world’s largest futures market operator, plans to shorten trading hours for its livestock futures and options contracts effective Feb. 29, the exchange said in a statement Wednesday. The exchange said the proposed changes, pending CFTC approval, for live cattle, feeder cattle and lean […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease ahead of cash prices

Feb. 9, 2016 at 9:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday after traders sold the February contract and bought deferred months while awaiting cash prices later this week, traders said. On Tuesday, packers in Texas and Kansas bid $132/cwt for market-ready, or cash, cattle against sellers who […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down on equities downturn

Feb. 8, 2016 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures tumbled more than two per cent on Monday, falling in sympathy with steep downturns in equities markets and following disappointing trades last week in cash cattle. Front-month live and feeder plummeted by their respective daily price limits of three and 4.5 cents/lb., with […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Fallen equities market topples CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed lower on Friday, weighed by cash price caution and heavy U.S. stock market losses, traders said. The day’s firm U.S. dollar and the plunge in equities tied to disappointing jobs data pulled most commodity prices lower, they said. Altin […]

By Theopolis Waters