Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs extend slide on long liquidation

Sep. 28, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME October hogs ended up 0.675 cent at 89.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). But most-active December hogs fell 0.425 cent to […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears

Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall to multi-month lows

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs slide on recession worries

Sep. 23, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sag on macroeconomic concerns

Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down on weak pork prices, macroeconomic fears

Sep. 21, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday as falling wholesale pork prices and worries about the health of the global economy triggered a round of long liquidation, traders said. CME October lean hogs settled down 1.55 cents at 94.425 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle strengthened on Tuesday, underpinned by strong cash markets and tight supplies of market-ready cattle, though recession fears limit gains, traders said. “We saw some pretty strong cash trade in the western corn belt yesterday,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed

Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed to firmer on Monday, supported by diminished supplies of market-ready cattle that should be reflected in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, due Friday. “It’s been a slow climb, but it’s also predicated on very […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Manitoba pork industry grows despite ‘uncertainty’

Sep. 16, 2022 at 8:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The current state of Manitoba’s pork industry is evident in a pair of large investments within the sector, according to the general manager of Manitoba Pork. Cam Dahl, who was named GM of the provincial pork organization in February last year after previously working for Manitoba Beef Producers […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end firmer, live cattle stumble

Sep. 16, 2022 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Friday as the market moved up toward cash prices, analysts said. October lean hogs closed 0.85 cent stronger at 96.9 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract earlier in the session rose to 96.925 cents, its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek