Insights and Stories on Hogs

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. […]

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

Jul. 27, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

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

Jul. 26, 2018 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Reuters

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

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

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

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures both mixed ahead of USDA reports

Jul. 20, 2018 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the front-month contract firming slightly while deferreds eased as traders staked out positions ahead of the U.S. government’s closely watched inventory and Cattle on Feed reports. Pre-report positioning also was noted in fed cattle and hog contracts, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed in pre-report positioning

Jul. 19, 2018 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with the nearby contract easing while deferred months firmed slightly on positioning ahead of two big U.S. Department of Agriculture reports due Friday, traders said. Some investors were unwinding bull spreads placed during the cattle market’s rally to […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower

Jul. 17, 2018 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling, ample pork supplies and worries that trade tensions with China and Mexico will curb export demand, traders said. “We still have cheaper grain, increased (hog) weight potential down the line […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

Jul. 13, 2018 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Friday, with lean hogs sharply higher and live cattle narrowly lower in largely technically driven and spread trading, dealers said. Friday was the final day of the five-day roll for funds tracking Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

Jul. 11, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell one per cent or more on Wednesday, extending declines on technical selling and fears reduced pork and beef exports could result in burdensome supplies in domestic meat markets, traders and analysts said. Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures contracts slumped to […]

By Michael Hirtzer