Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm as corn inputs slide

Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange firmed for the fifth consecutive session, as corn, a significant input for producers, continues to fall, traders said. “The feeders have sort of been hobbled for a long time because of the elevated feed price,” said Dennis Smith, […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle firm as trade eyes supplies

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:26 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm with supplies in focus

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong cash trade

Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: February hogs fall on high supply, export demand concerns

Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:46 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures tumble on China demand worries

Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell more than four per cent on Monday, pressured by worries about Chinese demand for U.S. pork and expectations of a seasonal slide in wholesale ham prices, traders said. The CME February lean hogs contract settled down 3.75 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME futures slip after short, choppy trading day

Nov. 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures fell on a short, choppy day of trading on Friday, as technical trading had some contracts up earlier in the session even as corn prices firmed, traders said. CME lean hog futures also eased back. The Chicago-traded livestock markets closed early on Friday, and […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs ease

Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday during thin pre-Thanksgiving trade, though analysts said market fundamentals remains supportive. The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will be closed on Thursday for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Reductions in beef cold storage supplies last month […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs ease

Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Tuesday on softer holiday demand, after climbing to three-week highs a day prior due to tighter-than-expected cattle supplies, traders said. “With a short week, you won’t have to have as aggressive a cash trade to fill […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures exceeded a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on worries about tightening U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle futures set a two-month high. Traders focused on a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, issued after the market closed on Friday, that […]

By Tom Polansek