Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

Oct. 9, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second straight session on hopes that U.S. trade talks with China, at a time of surging Chinese pork prices, could bolster U.S. pork exports, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

Oct. 8, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

Oct. 7, 2019 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

JBS USA to produce pork without ractopamine

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

Oct. 4, 2019 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the fourth day in a row on Friday, extending a losing streak that pulled prices off a two-week high hit on Monday. Traders said gains in the futures earlier in the week outpaced cash market strength and the spread between the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

Oct. 3, 2019 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with hog contracts easing for the second day in a row on technical follow-through selling while cattle futures firmed. The most-active December live cattle contract hit its highest in nearly two months. Traders said futures prices for hogs had […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat from Monday’s two-month high

Oct. 1, 2019 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. livestock futures fell on Tuesday as hogs retreated from a two-month high reached a day earlier. December lean hog futures sank 2.675 cents to 69.925 cents/lb. at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (all figures US$). The setback came after the contract reached its highest price since […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, demand hopes

Sep. 30, 2019 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures touched a two-month high on Monday on technical buying and hopes for more export sales to China, brokers said. Traders are waiting for confirmation of Chinese buying as the Asian nation is struggling with an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig […]

By Tom Polansek