Insights and Stories on Livestock Futures

U.S. livestock: Futures slide as COVID-19 worries roil market

Apr. 9, 2020 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures slumped again on Thursday, volatility roiling the market as it faced resistance over surging stocks and growing concerns that meat packers will close plants in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Lean hog future prices slipped for a second session on concerns about the domestic […]

U.S. livestock: Futures surge as investors snap up discounts

Apr. 7, 2020 at 4:47 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

Jul. 13, 2018 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on persistent export demand

Aug. 22, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CME to include electronic trades in livestock settlement prices

Oct. 27, 2014 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying lifts CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a new high on Monday, sparked by active fund buying that triggered buy stops and short-covering, traders said. October closed up 2.85 cents per pound at 167.9 cents after earlier posting a new contract high of 167.925 cents in […]