Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday on a mix of fund-driven buying and renewed optimism about Chinese demand for pork as the Asian country struggles with outbreaks of African swine fever in its massive hog herd, traders said. Retail pork prices in […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

Aug. 29, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

Aug. 28, 2019 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies

Aug. 27, 2019 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures jumped Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing. Signs of cooling trade tensions supported the market, traders said, after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and […]

By Tom Polansek

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020

Aug. 26, 2019 at 1:51 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chinese pork meat imports are projected to sharply rise from 2.1 million tonnes in 2018 to 3.3 million tonnes in 2019 and 4.2 million tonnes in 2020, because of the African swine fever outbreak, broker and consultancy INTL FCStone said on Monday. FCStone estimated during […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

Aug. 23, 2019 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled on Friday, with the benchmark October contract falling its daily three-cent limit after China announced a fresh set of tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, traders said. China will levy extra 10 per cent tariffs on U.S. beef and pork […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, led by the nearby August contract as robust profit margins for beef packers fueled expectations of strong demand for cash cattle, traders said. “Packers are just raking it in, so the incentive […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third session as strong demand for beef ahead of the Labour Day holiday bolstered margins for meat packers, traders said. CME October live cattle futures ended up 0.225 cent at 100.225 cents/lb., and October […]

By Julie Ingwersen