Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

Sep. 19, 2025 at 3:43 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. The report came out after the markets closed, with placements in August down 10 per cent on the year at […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

Sep. 8, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Aug. 15, 2025 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again

Jul. 18, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Jul. 17, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Canadian Pork Council meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts

Jul. 16, 2025 at 3:48 pm CDT

Leaders of the North American pork sector reaffirmed their commitment to producing nutritious, sustainable and affordable pork at a recent trilateral meeting held in Niagara on the Lake, Ont.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

Jul. 16, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

Live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Wednesday while cattle futures came close and lean hog futures continued to recover from recent lows. The August live cattle contract gained US$1.500 per hundredweight to finish the day at US$223.900, 50 cents below the new contract high reached earlier on Wednesday. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Jul. 15, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday recovered their losses from Monday. However, lean hog prices were mixed. August live cattle gained US$3.050 per hundredweight to close at US$222.400/cwt. Tuesday’s high of US$222.750 was the contract’s second-highest daily high ever behind US$223.275 on Friday. The […]

By Adam Peleshaty