Insights and Stories on Hogs

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Apr. 24, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. government announced plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza - even though the virus has not been identified in beef cattle herds, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, traders said.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Apr. 18, 2024 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly feedlot report due on Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters