Insights and Stories on Hogs

Time for arbitration in Olymel strike, PQ says

Aug. 23, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT

Quebec’s third opposition party is calling on the province’s CAQ government to propose arbitration for an end to a strike at a major pork slaughter plant. The Parti Quebecois’ ag critic, Matane-Matapedia MNA Pascal Berube, and its labour critic, Jonquiere MNA Sylvain Gaudreault, made the pitch Friday, after workers from […]

StatsCan sees higher cattle, hog inventories at July 1

Aug. 23, 2021 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rebound on improving cash markets, beef prices

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs drop in broader commodities sell-off

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Striking Quebec pork plant staff reject deal with Olymel

Aug. 18, 2021 at 5:51 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on firm cash market, beef prices

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange firmed on Wednesday on higher cash cattle and beef prices, while feeder cattle gained as rains were forecast to hit drought-parched grazing pastures in the western Midwest and northern Plains, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle end lower on uncertain demand

Aug. 17, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended lower on Tuesday on long liquidation and uncertainty about demand for various cuts of pork, traders said. Benchmark CME October lean hogs settled down 1.1 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at 87.9 cents/lb., retreating from Monday’s nearly […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs climb on strong cash

Aug. 16, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose nearly three per cent on Monday on technical buying and relatively strong cash hog markets, analysts said. CME’s benchmark October hog contract settled up 2.475 cents, or 2.9 per cent, at 89 cents/lb., pushing just above chart […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Olymel, Quebec workers reach deal in principle

Aug. 15, 2021 at 9:06 pm CDT

The union for workers at a major pork slaughter and packing plant in Quebec’s Beauce region says it has a deal that may end a strike which has backed up hogs on farms in the province since late April. The Syndicat des travailleurs d’Olymel Vallee-Jonction (STOVJ) — which represents over […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME feeder cattle futures firmed on Friday, bolstered by lower corn and wheat markets that may translate into eased feed costs, traders said. CME live cattle also gained and are expected to firm next week as the trade digests the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle […]

By Reuters