Insights and Stories on Lean Hog

U.S. livestock: Cattle plumb new lows on technical selloff

Oct. 13, 2016 at 6:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures tumbled two per cent on Thursday, extending losses to six-year lows on pressure from technical selling and weak prices in cash cattle markets, traders said. Lean hog futures added to recent gains at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, boosted by technical buying and as […]

U.S. livestock: Weak cash prices extend live cattle losses

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

Oct. 11, 2016 at 3:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

Oct. 10, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

Oct. 6, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and bargain buying after futures tumbled to a seven-year low on Wednesday, traders said. CME October lean hogs, which will expire on Oct. 14, led advances due to a discount to the exchange’s hog index […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies slam lean hog futures

Oct. 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with some contracts posting new lows, led by profit-taking and seasonally rising hog numbers, traders said. Cooler fall temperatures in the Midwest and highly-nutritious new-crop corn are causing pigs to grow faster. The U.S. Department of […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle post biggest daily percentage gain in a year

Oct. 4, 2016 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged about three per cent on Tuesday to their best one-day performance since October 2015, sparked by short-covering and technical buying, said traders. Prior to Tuesday’s open, CME live cattle contracts displayed a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 27. A […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

Oct. 3, 2016 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts ended sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying following futures’ plunge by their three-cent/lb. price limit on Friday, said traders. October, which will expire on Oct. 14, closed down 0.1 cent/lb. at 48.925 cents (all figures US$). Most-actively […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures plummeted to the lowest levels in years on Friday, extending recent declines amid abundant animal and meat supplies and as investors squared up their books on the final day of the quarter, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell roughly […]

By Michael Hirtzer