Insights and Stories on Pork

Brazil gets approval for 13 meatpacking plants for China exports

Nov. 12, 2019 at 1:48 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Brazil | Reuters – Chinese authorities approved new Brazilian meat exporting plants on Tuesday, according to the Brazilian agriculture ministry, a highly anticipated move as the two nations continue to strengthen trade ties. The approvals come as China seeks to increase meat imports to compensate for the […]

China reshapes global meat markets as swine fever rages

Nov. 8, 2019 at 8:58 am CST

By Nigel Hunt

China’s pork output to fall by at least 20 percent in 2019: FAO

Nov. 7, 2019 at 9:48 am CST

By Sybille De La Hamaide

China to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork

Nov. 5, 2019 at 1:38 pm CST

By Kelsey Johnson

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy

Oct. 23, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slumped on Tuesday, pressured by abundant near-term hog supplies and concerns that U.S. pork export demand would not be large enough to absorb the expected surplus of meat produced. Hopes for a jump in Chinese demand for U.S. pork have supported hog […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Oct. 21, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday as hopes for rising demand for U.S. pork exports, particularly from China, more than offset near-term pressure from plentiful hog supplies. Investor caution kept hog futures in a narrow trading range following a roller-coaster session on Friday […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

Oct. 18, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Friday after a roller-coaster session in which prices jumped on news of massive weekly pork export sales, only to turn down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said its figures could include pork sold in previous weeks. Toward […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Oct. 17, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Tyson bans ractopamine from its U.S. hog supply

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:24 pm CDT

Reuters — Tyson Foods in February will stop buying U.S. hogs raised with a growth drug banned by China, the company said on Thursday, as global meat suppliers seek an edge in boosting sales to Chinese buyers facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig […]

By Tom Polansek