Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firms on strong cash market

Aug. 1, 2023 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Tuesday, helped by strong cash prices and technical support, analysts said. “Cash market is still hanging in there at $179 to $180 area. More than that in the north. So August was too big of a discount,” said […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures climb on strong demand

Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures reach one-week high

Jul. 28, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: feeder cattle futures gain boost from corn market weakness

Jul. 26, 2023 at 2:15 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: live cattle futures end mixed; feeders pressured as corn soars

Jul. 24, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Vietnam approves commercial use of first African swine fever vaccines

Jul. 24, 2023 at 11:55 am CDT

Hanoi | Reuters – Vietnam has approved the domestic commercial use of two home-grown vaccines against African swine fever, the government said on Monday, making them the world’s first commercial vaccines against the deadly disease. The vaccines include NAVET-ASFVAC, co-developed by Navetco Central Veterinary Medicine and scientists from the United […]

By Khanh Vu

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall, supplies remain tight

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures weakened on Friday but remained near all-time highs hit a day earlier as traders squared positions ahead of key government supply reports. Traders said that the market faced pressure from profit-taking but weakness in the corn market helped limit the […]

By Mark Weinraub

Rain in China’s northeast brings relief for corn, drought risk remains

Jul. 21, 2023 at 1:30 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters – Recent rainfall in China’s northeastern breadbasket has relieved drought across most of the region, an agriculture ministry official said Friday, but risks remain with the El Nino weather pattern potentially bringing more extreme weather this summer. China is the world’s second-biggest corn producer and about 40 […]

By Andrew Hayley Qin Ningwei

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall after hitting record high

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to all-time highs on Thursday, with signs of strong export demand and good sales on the cash market supporting prices, traders said. But cattle prices closed lower on a round of profit-taking as traders took money off the table ahead […]

By Mark Weinraub

Activists target Ontario hog farm with ransomware

Jul. 20, 2023 at 11:44 am CDT

A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry. Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, […]

By Matt McIntosh