Insights and Stories on Pork

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

Sep. 13, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

Shanghai | Reuters — China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs on U.S. goods, including pork and soybeans, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Friday, in the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before a new round of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war. The United […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

Sep. 13, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

Sep. 12, 2019 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

Sep. 11, 2019 at 6:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

Sep. 10, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set nine-year low on weak cash prices, big supply

Sep. 9, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures fell to a nine-year low on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday under pressure from weak cash prices and large supplies. Cash cattle are expected to trade around $98/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, down from $100 last week and $103 […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell their daily limit on Friday, dipping to the lowest level since 2016 as traders reacted to weak cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to contract lows on Thursday as cash cattle prices declined from last week and wholesale beef prices extended their slide, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down from $103 last week (all […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Industry groups hail appointment of new China envoy

Sep. 5, 2019 at 3:27 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada has appointed veteran business consultant Dominic Barton as ambassador to China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, as the government grapples with a major diplomatic and trade dispute between the nations. Barton, 56, a Ugandan-born Canadian who stepped down as global managing partner of […]

By David Ljunggren

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are […]

By Julie Ingwersen