Insights and Stories on Hogs

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

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog and cattle contracts fell their daily trading limits on Monday, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China. “If we thought China’s coronavirus was making the media rounds late last week, it’s a full-fledged media frenzy this morning,” INTL […]

Rising protein demand expected in 2020

Jan. 23, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle stumble to two-month low ahead of USDA report

Jan. 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on supply expectations

Jan. 22, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle ease amid uncertain Chinese demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm on winter weather woes

Jan. 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled about one per cent higher on Friday, supported by fears that a weekend winter storm in the Plains and Midwest would slow the transport of livestock and complicate pork and beef plant operations, traders said. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide on Phase One uncertainty

Jan. 16, 2020 at 7:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday, joining a broad sell-off in agricultural futures that traders attributed to fund selling and uncertainty about the details of a U.S.-China trade agreement signed a day earlier. China agreed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Organic feed market poised for significant growth

Jan. 16, 2020 at 1:27 pm CST

Research and Markets – The global organic feed market size is estimated at US$6.8 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach US$10.1 billion by 2025. As two of the largest producers of wheat, barley, and soybeans at the global level, Germany and France are projected to witness high growth […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm in muted reaction to Phase One pact

Jan. 15, 2020 at 7:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched higher on Wednesday as the United States and China signed a Phase One trade agreement that could lead to increased sales of U.S. meat to the world’s biggest pork consumer. However, gains in futures were […]

By Julie Ingwersen

‘Market condition’ caveat on U.S. ag purchases adds to Phase One doubts

Jan. 15, 2020 at 4:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — China’s pledge to buy U.S. farm goods based on “market conditions” during the Phase One trade deal signing ceremony on Wednesday added to doubts among farmers and commodity traders over the lingering tariffs on U.S. exports. The agreement, meant to reduce tensions after nearly two years […]

By Reuters