Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains

Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, on spillover weakness from feeder cattle futures and long liquidation as market players responded to a hefty net long position held by commodity funds, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.725 cent at 157 cents/lb. […]

China’s 2022 pork output highest in eight years

Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:13 am CST

By Dominique Patton

Canadian Pork Council names new top brass

Jan. 13, 2023 at 8:29 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

By Karl Plume

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

Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:29 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged the market to a fresh three-month low, traders said. Pork packer margins have eroded and the closely followed cash wholesale […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for the eighth time in nine sessions on concerns about pork demand and slumping pork prices, traders said. The actively traded February lean hog contract dropped to a three-month low as packer margins eroded and the pork […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced from a three-month low on Monday and settled higher for the first time in eight sessions in a technical and bargain-buying rally to start the first full trading week of the year. Cattle futures also gained on improved packer […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend slide to three-month low

Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures sank to a three-month low and closed weaker for the seventh consecutive session on Friday on concerns about weak demand, brokers said. An increase in hog weights also hung over the market, after recent winter storms delayed processing and backed up livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch three-week low

Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures set a three-week low on Thursday, under pressure from losses in broader markets and following recent weakness in cash hog prices, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also ended lower as the market pulled back one day after hitting a September high. Livestock […]

By Tom Polansek