Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, cattle firm on hopes for Mexico deal

Aug. 17, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures rose on Friday, boosted by hopes that a trade agreement with Mexico will be finalized in the coming days, traders said. Mexico’s economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday he hopes to conclude by the middle of next week outstanding bilateral […]

Trade uncertainty weighs on Manitoba pork prices

Aug. 16, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Hogs close limit up on hopes of export pick-up

Aug. 16, 2018 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on bargain buying

Aug. 15, 2018 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Technical buying supports cattle futures

Aug. 14, 2018 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop on weak cash markets, rising supply

Aug. 13, 2018 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday, weighed down by weakness in the cash market, traders said. Weekly slaughter estimates showed supplies up from a year ago and last week, adding pressure to the market. Hog futures were firm, supported by rising values for the pork cutout. […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices extend CME hogs’ losses

Jul. 27, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower for a second day in a row on Friday, hit by downward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs amid plentiful supplies, said traders. Hog numbers are at a record high due to affordable feed and farmers adding to herds to […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs stumble on lower cash, pork prices

Jul. 26, 2018 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Thursday after packers paid less money for market-ready, or cash, hogs as prices for pork at wholesale eased, said traders. Packer interest in raising hog bids waned in the midst of plentiful supplies and while Smithfield Foods closed […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME live cattle

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground on Tuesday after investors exercised caution in advance of this week’s prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. There may have been some disappointment after initial bids for cash cattle came in below last week’s sales, a trader […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs mixed in technical moves

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and hog futures were mixed on Monday, with front-month contracts easing slightly while deferreds firmed in technical moves. Traders were unwinding bull spreads as they awaited the U.S. Agriculture Department’s cold storage report, which was released after markets closed. Monday afternoon’s USDA cold […]

By Mark Weinraub