Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

Aug. 13, 2019 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures plunged to multiyear lows on Tuesday, with some contract months for both live cattle and fed cattle ending at their daily trading limits for the second day in a row. Traders said the market continued to weigh the impact of […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

Aug. 12, 2019 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

Aug. 9, 2019 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

Aug. 8, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

Aug. 7, 2019 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties

Aug. 6, 2019 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as growing tensions between Washington and Beijing fueled worries about U.S. pork exports. China, the world’s largest hog and pork market, has threatened to halt all purchases of U.S. agricultural products after U.S. President Donald […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases

Aug. 5, 2019 at 5:36 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the more than year-old trade war. China may impose additional tariffs on U.S. farm products bought shortly before the […]

By Hallie Gu Tom Daly

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures swung wildly on Monday, with the most-active October lean hog futures going nearly limit-up and -down in the same trading session, amid growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Federal government funding $6 million to Canada Pork International

Jul. 25, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced $6 million will be invested in Canada Pork International (CPI) to focus on strengthening, diversifying and growing of Canada’s pork exports. It will help to boost the awareness of the industry in the priority international markets. Why it matters: A halt to exports to […]

By Jennifer Betzner

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Jul. 23, 2019 at 10:09 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up […]

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh