Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures reached a contract high on Wednesday on expectations that wintry weather would hamper the movement of cattle to slaughterhouses. Two winter storms blasted parts of the United States, after parts of Colorado got up to 30 inches of snow on Tuesday. The […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Nov. 22, 2019 at 6:57 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than four per cent on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract at times dropping its daily three-cent limit on doubts about the prospects for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer. February lean hog futures on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, extending their latest slide to five straight sessions on uncertainty about U.S. pork exports to China, traders said. Market bulls have been hoping for a U.S. trade deal with Beijing that could bolster U.S. pork sales to China, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries

Nov. 18, 2019 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday for a fourth straight session, with deferred contracts leading the way down on worries about the chances for a U.S.-China trade deal that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. pork, traders said. Most-active February lean hog futures on the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low on increased slaughter

Nov. 15, 2019 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures touched a two-month low on Friday as meat packers slaughtered more pigs to profit from high margins. Pork processors killed an estimated 485,000 pigs, up 1,000 from a week earlier and 20,000 from a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

Nov. 14, 2019 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday on large supplies and uncertainty over negotiations to boost trade with China, the world’s top pork consumer. Traders and meat producers are hoping for further U.S. pork sales to China, which is grappling with a […]

By Tom Polansek