Insights and Stories on Lean Hog

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

Nov. 22, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased about one per cent on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after prices earlier climbed to the highest levels in more than two months, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were slightly higher and feeder cattle narrowly lower, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report

Nov. 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach another two-month high

Nov. 17, 2016 at 7:15 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices boost CME live cattle

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:18 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Ample supplies drop hogs

Nov. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly firmer

Nov. 14, 2016 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Monday finished modestly higher after investors sold December futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.025 cent per pound at 105.575 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on technical buying, cattle mostly higher

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared three per cent on Wednesday, rebounding on technical buying from the steep losses seen in the previous session, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also were mostly higher, even as some contracts edged slightly lower after hitting one-month peaks. […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle leap to one-month high

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday reached their highest level in a month, driven by short-covering and recent increase in wholesale beef values, said traders. They added that some investors bought CME live cattle futures, and simultaneously sold lean hog contracts, in anticipation for […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

Oct. 31, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday settled higher for a third consecutive session, with strength from buy stops and firmer wholesale pork values on the final trading day for the month, traders said. Most actively traded December lean hogs closed 1.15 cents/lb. higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again

Oct. 28, 2016 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts landed in positive territory for a second straight day on Friday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying that offset bearish fundamentals, traders said. December lean hogs closed 1.425 cents/lb. higher at 46.8 cents, and February ended 1.675 cents higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters