Insights and Stories on Hogs

China encourages firms to raise pigs overseas

Mar. 16, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China said Monday it is encouraging companies to build pig farms overseas to plug a severe domestic pork shortage after a worse-than-ever African swine fever slashed almost half of its pig herd. China has urged local authorities to support qualified domestic firms to “go out,” and […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit 10-year lows

Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, cattle limit down on coronavirus fears

Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Wall Street leads CME cattle, hogs limit down

Mar. 12, 2020 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as virus woes fuel recession fears

Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow rebound on Wall Street

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, following as Wall Street charged back from the prior day’s steep losses as the world’s biggest economies moved to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, traders said. The rally in global equity markets overshadowed bearish fundamentals in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets

Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday for a third straight session and hit life-of-contract lows following a plunge in crude oil and equity markets amid fears of a global recession, traders said. “When you have the stock market losing five to seven per cent of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. says it would ban pig shipments if swine fever detected

Mar. 6, 2020 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it will prohibit shipments of all pigs for at least three days if the nation ever finds a case of a fatal hog disease that has ravaged China’s herd. The federal government is preparing to contain and eradicate African […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract lows

Mar. 6, 2020 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to contract lows on Friday, extending a decline fueled by fears that the global coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth and reduce demand for beef. Losses in the market have accelerated as the virus has spread, with the most-active April live cattle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle retreat on demand worries

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures slid Thursday as the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus raised worries about an economic slowdown that could hurt demand for beef. U.S. beef demand has been strong since last year, helping to push April live cattle futures to a contract high in […]

By Tom Polansek