Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag as weather stalls slaughter pace

Feb. 17, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures declined on Wednesday as wintry weather and power outages hampered meat-packing operations, slowing the pace of slaughter and reducing demand for market-ready animals, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live cattle futures settled down 1.65 cents at 124.15 cents/lb., while the […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures mostly firm on wintry Plains weather

Feb. 16, 2021 at 7:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Olymel to close Red Deer hog plant against COVID-19

Feb. 16, 2021 at 12:54 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally

Feb. 12, 2021 at 7:55 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to four-month high on supply woes

Feb. 11, 2021 at 6:34 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle down on profit taking

Feb. 10, 2021 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures dropped on a profit-taking setback on Wednesday, a day after rallying to their highest in nearly a year, but worries about a cold snap across production regions of the Plains kept declines in check. Hog futures rebounded after closing mixed on Tuesday […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed after five-session rally

Feb. 9, 2021 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Tuesday following five straight sessions of contract highs that triggered technical and speculative selling and profit taking in some futures months. The market, however, remained underpinned by strong cash hog prices, robust export demand and profitable pork packer margins, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China disease worries

Feb. 8, 2021 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied to new contract highs on Monday on rising concerns about the spread of a deadly pig disease in China, the world’s largest hog and pork market, and as wintry weather in the U.S. Midwest threatened to disrupt hog movement. The gains […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs touch contract high for fourth straight day

Feb. 5, 2021 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures extended their rally on Friday, setting a contract high for the fourth consecutive day on strong demand, while live cattle futures topped a one-year high. Traders predicted Chinese buyers will continue to snap up U.S. pork after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Tom Polansek

Former F. Menard hog plant upgrading for second shift

Feb. 5, 2021 at 5:50 pm CST

Pork and poultry packer Olymel plans to dial up its pork output with a new evening shift at a Quebec hog plant it now owns in the province’s Monteregie. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Sollio Co-operative Group, said Friday it will invest $9 million in renovations at its slaughter, […]

By Dave Bedard