Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

Jun. 21, 2019 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Hefty supplies of American pigs pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures down by the daily exchange-imposed limit on Friday. Prices tumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that meat companies such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA slaughtered 462,000 hogs, up nine per […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

Jun. 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

Jun. 18, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

China to suspend pork imports from Quebec processor

Jun. 18, 2019 at 12:50 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying

Jun. 17, 2019 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose about two per cent on Monday on bargain buying after multi-month lows, but a large U.S. hog supply hung over the market, capping the rally, traders said. CME July lean hog futures ended up 1.7 cents at 83.05 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

Jun. 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday on long liquidation and slower-than-expected export demand for U.S. pork supplies, analysts and traders said. Traders have been anticipating a jump in U.S. pork exports this year as African swine fever, a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end lower

Jun. 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said. “We’re still just in the middle of June, and we know we have a big supply […]

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

Jun. 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International and Viterra. That move, […]

By Kelsey Johnson Reuters Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag under pressure from big supplies

Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures weakened on Wednesday under pressure from large numbers of cattle and hogs and uncertainty over demand, traders said. Declines in the markets reflected expectations that meat supplies will remain plentiful, after farmers expanded their herds. Beef production in the third quarter of 2019 […]

By Tom Polansek