Insights and Stories on Lean Hog

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

Feb. 19, 2019 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures approached a one-year high on Tuesday on concerns that wintry weather in the middle of the country will temporarily tighten supplies. Snow in states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa this week is expected to slow the transportation of cattle to processing plants […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce on short-covering, technical buying

Feb. 15, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs stumble on weak pork, trade unease

Feb. 14, 2019 at 6:33 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink on lower beef, slowing demand

Feb. 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on U.S.-China trade hopes

Feb. 12, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

Feb. 11, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday, rising on technically driven bargain buying after prices fell on Friday to a five-month low, traders and analysts said. Hogs halted a four-session streak of declines while live cattle futures edged higher to notch […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures decline on technical selling

Feb. 8, 2019 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs extended their decline to the fourth consecutive session on Friday, easing on technical selling and weaker pork prices, traders said. The most active April hogs contract dropped to a fresh five-month low and has now declined in 12 out of the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide on weak cash, pork prices

Feb. 7, 2019 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined for the third day in a row on Wednesday as prices for pork and hogs in cash markets continued to weigh on futures, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange April hogs dropped to the lowest levels in five months […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on weak pork prices

Feb. 6, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to the lowest levels since mid-August on Wednesday, declining for the second straight session as weaker prices for pork pointed to abundant supplies, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also eased on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange but prices stayed within recent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

Feb. 5, 2019 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined more than one per cent on Tuesday, giving back a portion of gains notched on Monday in a technical setback, traders said. Hogs on Monday surged from a multimonth low, boosted in part by technically oversold conditions. But the […]

By Michael Hirtzer