Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures gain on strong cash trade

Dec. 2, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuetrs — Live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, supported by a firming cash cattle market as traders eye the consumer demand picture. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures added 0.75 cent to settle at 113.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Tighter cattle supplies could begin pushing cash markets […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle strengthen on demand outlook

Dec. 1, 2020 at 6:53 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain on strong pork demand

Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:11 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures trim as traders weigh weak exports

Nov. 27, 2020 at 4:26 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market optimism, beef demand

Nov. 25, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures follow beef prices, Dow higher

Nov. 24, 2020 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a third straight session, lifted by surging wholesale beef prices and optimism that coronavirus vaccines could trigger an economic recovery, bolstering demand for meat, traders said. Wall Street’s Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high above 30,000 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up two per cent

Nov. 23, 2020 at 9:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday’s supportive monthly Cattle on Feed report, rising wholesale beef prices and strength on Wall Street tied to hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, traders said. “All of the above (suggest) optimism for the meat market,” said Jason […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Tyson suspends staff as suit alleges managers set up COVID pool

Nov. 19, 2020 at 8:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods said Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges managers at an Iowa pork plant took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures tumble on demand worries

Nov. 19, 2020 at 7:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures tumbled on Thursday on worries about demand for beef and pork as soaring coronavirus infections across the country threatened more restaurant and food service closures and forced more Americans to shelter at home. Investors also fear a repeat of the livestock […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as COVID surge stokes demand worries

Nov. 18, 2020 at 6:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Wednesday as rising coronavirus infection rates stoked concerns about potential supply-chain disruptions and reduced demand for beef as health restrictions shutter restaurants and discourage travel. U.S. stocks dove on Wednesday as investors weighed surging COVID-19 infections and mounting shutdowns against encouraging […]

By Karl Plume