Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

Apr. 12, 2024 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Apr. 11, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures plunged on Friday to the lowest point since mid-January as concerns about beef demand amid reports of avian influenza in cattle sparked fund long liquidation ahead of the weekend.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Strategies for producing antibiotic-free pork

Apr. 5, 2024 at 10:31 am CDT

Companies avoiding the use of antibiotics use management strategies to eliminate the use of the medications rather than rely on alternative feed ingredients. On-farm protocols used by two “no antibiotics ever” pork brands in the United States include genetics, extended pre-weaning days and unconventional feed schedules. Jim Magolski, senior director […]

By Stew Slater

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

Apr. 4, 2024 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday in a bargain-buying rebound from the prior session's two-month lows, as some investors deemed the recent drop in prices to be overdone.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Cattle end lower on beef demand concerns, hogs higher

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to a fresh two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and fund liquidation, as investors gauged whether beef demand would suffer amid recent news of avian influenza in dairy cattle.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

U.S. livestock: Cattle claw back some losses after bird flu selloff

Apr. 2, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders reassessed the market after worries about cattle infected with avian influenza had triggered a sharp selloff a day earlier.

By Karl Plume Reuters