Insights and Stories on Pork

China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more

Aug. 23, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China said Friday it will impose retaliatory tariffs against about US$75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting as much as an extra 10 per cent on top of existing rates in the dispute between the world’s top two economies. The latest salvo from China comes after […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

Aug. 22, 2019 at 2:14 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

Aug. 20, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise

Aug. 19, 2019 at 8:04 pm CDT

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines has set up a crisis management team to determine if the deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country after officials detected a rise in pig deaths in some areas. The Bureau of Animal Industry had reported an increased mortality of pigs “raised […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after U.S. government data showed last week’s slaughter was bigger than the previous week’s, despite a fire that shuttered a Kansas beef plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the weekly U.S. cattle slaughter through Saturday […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

Aug. 16, 2019 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

Aug. 15, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday, pressured by big supplies that overwhelmed any optimism about news that China made its biggest purchases of U.S. pork in seven weeks, traders said. The world’s largest pork consumer bought 10,211 tonnes of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

Aug. 14, 2019 at 5:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, with deferred months mostly higher on bargain buying after hitting multiyear lows on Tuesday. But nearby live cattle contracts continued to weaken. The front-month contract hit its lowest level since October 2016 on expectations that the […]

By Mark Weinraub