Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures

Jul. 8, 2025 at 3:35 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per […]

Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved

Jun. 16, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

a man cooking beef brisket on a barbecue in a restaurant in Beijing, China

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Ella Cao Josh Arslan

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

Apr. 11, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

Apr. 10, 2025 at 3:15 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause

Apr. 9, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Wednesday, after United States President Donald Trump announced he will pause his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Trump said the suspension of the levies comes as more than 75 countries were set to negotiate trade with the […]

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities

Apr. 8, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were largely mixed on Tuesday, not quite able to fully join the upswing in the futures and equities markets. United States President Donald Trump is determined to add another 50 points to its tariffs on the country’s imports from China. […]

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

Apr. 3, 2025 at 3:17 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday

Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Tuesday, seeing continued strength in the front months at the close while edging lower in the more deferred contracts.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

factory workers processing chickens in a food plant

Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

Mar. 18, 2025 at 9:32 am CDT

Chicago/Washington | Reuters – The Trump administration said on Mar. 17 that it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy groups about worker health and food safety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decision is a victory for meat companies and industry associations […]

By Leah Douglas Tom Polansek

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Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures

Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause

U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities

U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday

Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

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