Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on cash market strength

Apr. 28, 2023 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Friday, supported by strength in the cash market and good overseas demand for pork, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with feeder cattle contracts easing on a round of profit-taking after setting new contract highs while live cattle contracts […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as corn prices fall

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as corn prices drop

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs mostly weaker

Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle fall after USDA report

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle mixed, cash-futures spread remains wide

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s spot live cattle futures eased on Friday, after prices in some cash cattle markets dipped lower than last week, traders said. Still, traders cautioned, the spread between cash and deferred futures prices remains wide — a spread that could tighten in the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Volatility roils CME cattle market

Apr. 20, 2023 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cattle futures saw a second day of volatile trading on Thursday, with wide trading ranges and weaker technicals resulting in the spot live cattle contract turning lower, analysts said. One key reason, traders said, is that a white-hot cash market may have […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch new lows on fat supplies

Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Choppy trade roiled the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s livestock markets on Wednesday, while bountiful pork supplies and questions over consumer demand sent five of lean hog contracts slumping to new contract lows. The hog market turned sharply down, traders said, as the sector continues to wrestle with […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s April and May feeder cattle futures hit fresh contract highs on Tuesday on tight supplies, as analysts said they expected cattle placements to continue to trend down, traders said. Meanwhile, CME May lean hogs hit a contract low of 78.5 cents/lb., before closing […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs on supplies, cash market

Apr. 17, 2023 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit new all-time highs in the nearby contracts on Monday, as bidding wars continue to rally cash prices as more producers show interest in expanding their herds, traders said. The rally helped give a boost to the pork market, where […]

By P.J. Huffstutter