Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. says it would ban pig shipments if swine fever detected

Mar. 6, 2020 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it will prohibit shipments of all pigs for at least three days if the nation ever finds a case of a fatal hog disease that has ravaged China’s herd. The federal government is preparing to contain and eradicate African […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract lows

Mar. 6, 2020 at 5:18 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle retreat on demand worries

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rise with equities

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:40 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease with equities

Mar. 3, 2020 at 4:14 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise in recovery from contract lows

Mar. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday recovered from contract lows reached last week as concerns temporarily eased about the economic impact from the global coronavirus outbreak. Equity markets also rose on speculation that central banks will cut interest rates to soften the economic blow […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a steep sell-off on Friday on growing worries that the spread of coronavirus would dent global economic growth and could tip the world economy into recession. Global stocks and oil prices fell sharply as traders fretted over the economic […]

By Karl Plume

CME to raise hog futures trading limits as swine fever fuels volatility

Feb. 28, 2020 at 4:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group said Thursday it plans to increase daily trading limits for its lean hog futures in April, then adjust them annually because of heightened volatility linked to the outbreak of a fatal pig disease in China. The spread of African swine fever in China, the […]

By Tom Polansek

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 […]

By Karl Plume

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

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply in actively traded nearby contracts on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on demand triggered active selling by commodities funds. Slumping cash market prices further fueled the slide, with the benchmark April contract […]

By Karl Plume