Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high

Jun. 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, setting a two-month high as deferred prices for corn, the main feed grain for cattle, continued to fall, traders said. CME benchmark August live cattle futures settled up 2.625 cents at […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as corn prices cool

Jun. 14, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on strong packer margins

Jun. 11, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Jun. 10, 2021 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Front-month hogs hit seven-year high in thin trade

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs retreat after matching contract high

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended mixed on Tuesday after matching a contract high because of tight U.S. supplies and firm cash markets, analysts said. The hog market has surged this year due to strong domestic demand and solid export sales to China, the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on strength in cash market

Jun. 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose on Monday, with the market underpinned by tight supplies and firm cash markets, traders said. But technical selling kept the gains in check, with the front-month contract failing to take out the seven-year high it hit on Friday. CME […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on higher feed costs

Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures slipped on Friday, weighing on live cattle as rising corn futures pushed feed prices higher. “I think the downturn in feeders certainly was a factor,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting Group. “I don’t see any other fundamental […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle gain on lower corn

Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures gained on Thursday, lifted by lower corn futures and firmer back-month live cattle. “From the feeder buyer’s perspective, you had higher cattle and lower corn, so that’s a good deal,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. CME August […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as JBS reopens plants

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, bouncing back from Tuesday’s steep decline that stemmed from a shutdown of JBS SA’s beef operations due to a cyberattack. JBS employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, with a return to full capacity in […]

By Mark Weinraub