Insights and Stories on Lean Hog

U.S. livestock: Hogs higher on short-covering after seven-year lows

Sep. 29, 2016 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures edged higher on Thursday, rebounding from an earlier seven-year low as investors squared positions ahead of a government supply report due on Friday, traders and analysts said. Traders also were cleaning up their books ahead of the last day of the third […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

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

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices send CME live cattle lower

Sep. 26, 2016 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

Sep. 23, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell one per cent on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and as investors took profits following Wednesday’s nearly four-week high, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were mostly lower while lean hog futures were mixed, with the front-month […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

Sep. 19, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell three per cent or more on Monday, with many contracts reaching lifetime lows on pressure from robust hog supplies and technical selling, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, weighed down by profit-taking […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices push CME live cattle higher

Sep. 16, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended higher for a third day in a row on Friday, led by short-covering in response to better-than-expected prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. They said fund buying contributed to CME live cattle gains after some contracts broke […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying lifts CME lean hogs

Sep. 15, 2016 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled moderately higher on bargain buying after supply worries sank futures to a 10-month low for a second day in a row, traders said. October closed up 0.225 cent/lb. to 55.15 cents, and December ended 0.35 cent higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

Hog profits disappear as U.S. futures crash

Sep. 14, 2016 at 4:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A sharp drop in the U.S. hog futures over the past week is cutting into the profitability of the Canadian sector as well, with a turn higher unlikely in the near term. U.S. lean hog futures set new contract lows over the past week, as large North […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin