Insights and Stories on Hogs

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 […]

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

Jul. 11, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

Jul. 10, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs about flat in technical trading

Jul. 5, 2018 at 6:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain on pre-holiday technical buying

Jul. 3, 2018 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn prices drop

Jul. 2, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose to nearly four-month highs on Monday as declining feed prices boosted demand for the variety of cattle fattened and then sold to beef packers. Live cattle futures, reflecting the animals already fattened for slaughter, were narrowly higher while lean hogs were […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up on better cash sales

Jun. 29, 2018 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged by their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Friday, boosted by investment fund buying and better-than-expected sales in cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also climbed by their daily limit, of 4.5 cents/lb., tracking the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures higher on spreading

Jun. 28, 2018 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were narrowly higher in bull-spreading on Thursday as some investors exited positions in nearby contract months ahead of a quarterly government supply report that was released after the close of trading. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in the report said the U.S. […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Early-week cash prices buoy CME live cattle

Jun. 27, 2018 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by initial prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle and short-covering after recent market losses, traders said. Thinly traded June futures, which will expire on Friday, led advances. Some investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce back on bargain buying

Jun. 26, 2018 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures finished higher on Tuesday after short-covering and bargain buying reversed recent market losses amid trade fears, analysts said. Hog farmers in the U.S. may face another wave of higher tariffs by China, which placed stiff retaliatory duties on U.S. pork imports […]

By Reuters