Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures top two-week high

Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied to their highest price in more than two weeks on Monday, while live cattle and feeder cattle futures weakened. Hopes for increased domestic demand from summertime grilling and cookouts helped lift hog futures, analysts said. They added that surging […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs higher

Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on firmer cash trade

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end week lower

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slid on Friday to end the week lower as cash markets stalled, despite strong slaughter rates. “The weekly kill came in much larger than expected,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker at Archer Financial. “I suspect that will change […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on ample supply, flat cash offers

Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, pressured by ample cattle supplies that offer little incentive for packers to bid up the cash market. “The supply of market ready cattle is a little less than last year, but it’s still plentiful. It […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Alberta looks into ‘isolated’ case of PED

Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:26 am CDT

The source of what’s believed to have been an “isolated” recent case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in southern Alberta was likely either feed or some object brought into the barn, veterinary officials say. The chief provincial veterinarian’s office said it was informed by a private veterinarian on Feb. 24 […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm

Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange lifted on Wednesday, supported by cash cattle prices that pulled up nearby futures markets. “We just got below the cash market,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. “That was an argument to try the long side.” The […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease, seasonal high possible

Apr. 5, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Tuesday, pressured by a steady supply of market-ready cattle that may indicate a seasonal high in the market. “Five weeks in a row of generally steady trade for cash cattle is reminding the trade that we […]

By Christopher Walljasper