Insights and Stories on Pork Prices

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

Feb. 12, 2018 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than two per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from steep declines last week and as cash pork prices rose. The actively-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange April contract touched a 4-1/2 month low early in the […]

U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

Feb. 9, 2018 at 5:19 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

Feb. 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm CST

By Reuters

Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

Jan. 30, 2018 at 7:09 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

Dec. 11, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished lower on Wednesday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Fund liquidation further weighed on the market, they said. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, ended down 0.45 cent/lb. at 63.825 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs at two-month high on packer demand

Oct. 16, 2017 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a two-month high on Monday as cash prices extended their climb on strong demand from the expanded pork processing sector, traders and analysts said. Two new hog slaughterhouses that opened about a month ago in Iowa and Michigan have boosted […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

Oct. 3, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day in a row on Tuesday, strengthened by upward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs and the morning’s firmer wholesale pork values, said traders. They said October futures led advances after investors actively bought that contract […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices

Jun. 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday, pressured by fallen cash and wholesale beef values, said traders. June, which will expire on June 30, closed 0.875 cent/lb. lower at 118.625 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded August finished 1.075 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices for wholesale pork, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange July lean hogs notched life-of-contract highs for the third straight […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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