Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle climb on China trade news

Dec. 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Friday on hopes that a “phase one” trade agreement announced by Washington and Beijing would stimulate Chinese purchases of U.S. pork, but prices pared gains as traders struggled with uncertainty about the specifics. As part of the agreement, Beijing committed […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm on fresh hopes for China trade pact

Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying

Dec. 11, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

Dec. 10, 2019 at 5:20 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:54 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

Dec. 5, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a bearish pork export sales report, traders said. Cattle contracts were mixed, with live cattle rising on technical buying while feeder cattle eased. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of pork […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures Tuesday rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, supported by signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. USDA data showed that cash prices for hogs in Iowa and Minnesota have risen by more than $2 since last Wednesday, evidence that the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell 2.4 per cent on Monday, weighed down by bearish supply concerns, traders said. “The hog market boils down to more of the same. Big supplies, record supplies,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities “With these trade talks still iffy, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low

Nov. 29, 2019 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher on Friday in a turnaround from a decline earlier in the session to their lowest price since early September. Prices bounced back as pork producers are hoping that China will ramp up buying from the U.S. as it grapples with […]

By Tom Polansek