Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Chinese buying drives record pork exports in November

Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. pork exports in November surged to a record high for any month, according to new government data, driven by a fatal pig disease stoking a meat shortage in China. The shipments fueled expectations for more big sales to China, although U.S. hog futures slumped on […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle pull back after Monday rally

Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:48 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

Jan. 6, 2020 at 7:28 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Amended CUSMA pact includes anti-COOL clause

Jan. 4, 2020 at 2:40 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on profit-taking, Middle East tensions

Jan. 3, 2020 at 7:53 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures touch seven-week high

Jan. 2, 2020 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures kicked off 2020 by approaching seven-week highs in gains driven by increasing expectations for bigger sales of American pork to China. China, the world’s largest pork consumer, needs larger imports to offset a domestic meat shortage caused by an outbreak of the fatal […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise in 2019 as swine fever hits China

Dec. 31, 2019 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose in 2019 on hopes China will further increase pork imports as an outbreak of a fatal pig disease ravaged the Chinese herd. Prices eased on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions and booked some profits before the end of the year. The African […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on China trade optimism

Dec. 30, 2019 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than six weeks on Monday on increased optimism over trade with China, the world’s biggest pork consumer. China agreed to import more U.S. farm goods under a Phase 1 trade deal struck this month, providing support […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs stumble as supply trumps Chinese demand

Dec. 27, 2019 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped on Friday as pressure from large domestic supplies overshadowed an uptick in pork sales to China. Traders are keeping an eye on Chinese demand because China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, is grappling with a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. Farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

Vietnam’s pork imports more than double amid swine fever outbreak

Dec. 26, 2019 at 1:36 pm CST

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam’s pork imports during the first 11 months of this year more than doubled to 110,000 tonnes, the ministry of finance said on Thursday, as the country’s pig herd has been battered by an outbreak of African swine fever. Since the disease was first detected in […]

By Reuters