Insights and Stories on Pork

May. 7, 2024 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

May. 2, 2024 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government said retail samples of ground beef tested negative for the bird flu virus.

By Tom Polansek

May. 1, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures took a dive on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. government tests of ground beef for the bird flu virus will harm consumer demand.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters