Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S., Japan sign limited trade deal

Sep. 25, 2019 at 5:05 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on U.S. farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher U.S. car duties. Trump said the deal […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

Sep. 24, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

South Korea confirms new cases of African swine fever

Sep. 23, 2019 at 8:36 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise after Friday’s declines

Sep. 23, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

Sep. 20, 2019 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle near six-week high

Sep. 19, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle and live cattle futures hit their highest prices since August on Thursday, supported by strength in the cash market, before ending mixed. Cash cattle had set the firmer tone on Wednesday, trading for $101/cwt in Texas and Kansas, up from a range of […]

By Tom Polansek

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

Sep. 19, 2019 at 2:03 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. food safety and the health of plant workers will be at risk from new federal rules that allow meat companies to slaughter hogs as fast as they want and shift the role of government inspectors, food and environmental advocates said on Tuesday. The warnings about […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures top one-month peaks

Sep. 18, 2019 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures jumped to their highest prices since August on Wednesday as traders predicted that cash prices will also increase. October live cattle futures closed up 1.025 cents at 100.375 cents/lb. at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). October feeder cattle advanced […]

By Tom Polansek

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

Sep. 17, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Canadian hog market may be at its seasonal lows, but tightening worldwide supplies should underpin values over the next few months. “We’re at a seasonal time of year when prices move lower,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, pointing to higher U.S. slaughter numbers and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, […]

By Tom Polansek