Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to new lows

Feb. 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mostly lower on Thursday, with several key contracts notching new contract lows on nagging worries about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on global economic growth and demand for beef. Commodity funds, which had recently built up a sizable […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle extend losses

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:28 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs dive as coronavirus rattles markets

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures firm

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:33 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs weaken on profit taking, cattle mixed

Feb. 20, 2020 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell from a 3-1/2 week high on Thursday on a round of mild profit-taking following four straight days of gains. Live cattle futures also were lower while feeder cattle contracts edged higher, their sixth straight day of gains. CME lean hog […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally again, cattle up on cash strength

Feb. 19, 2020 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose to their highest in 3-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as traders anticipated a long-awaited boost to demand from China, a day after the world’s top pork consumer announced it would grant exemptions to tariffs on U.S. imports. “We don’t know what the quantities […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

Feb. 18, 2020 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin issuing tariff-free import licenses. China will grant exemptions on retaliatory duties imposed against 696 U.S. goods, the most substantial tariff […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Feb. 14, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday on bargain buying after the benchmark April contract fell to a 4-1/2-month low this week, with traders citing expectations for a seasonal pickup in beef demand, traders said. Benchmark April live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose modestly on Thursday on technical buying and hopes China will step up purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including pork as the U.S.-China Phase One trade deal takes effect, brokers said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen