Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as cash market diverges

Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased for a third session on Friday as futures markets tried to read conflicting cash markets, traders said. “We have the (U.S.) south backed up on cattle, trying to get cattle moved through,” said Scott Varilek, broker at Kooima Kooima […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as beef demand cools

Jul. 8, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Olymel strike talks delayed to mid-month, union says

Jul. 6, 2021 at 1:37 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Maple Leaf to buy four Saskatchewan hog barns

Jul. 3, 2021 at 1:05 am CDT

Two sow barns and two nursery hog barns in central Saskatchewan are set to become the property of meat processor Maple Leaf Foods. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Wednesday it plans to buy the four barns from Polar Pork, a group of farms spearheaded by members of the Possberg family — […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

Jul. 1, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell sharply on Thursday as traders priced in expectations for waning demand after the U.S. Independence Day holiday this weekend. Signs of poor demand from China, which has been a big buyer of U.S. pork since an outbreak of African swine […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders watched a rally in grain prices that makes it more expensive to feed livestock. Corn and soy futures soared at […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures touch one-week high

Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures touched a one-week high on Tuesday in a rebound from recent losses, while live cattle futures were mixed. The hog market is recovering after dropping last week to a nine-week low, traders said. Hopes for improved export demand helped support […]

By Tom Polansek