Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

Jun. 11, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders said a rally the previous day looked overdone in the face of large supplies. Feeder cattle futures also weakened, while live cattle futures closed higher. Hog futures pulled back after climbing on Monday, when traders were relieved that […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

Jun. 10, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Futures end week on sour note

Jun. 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Corn rally drags on feeder cattle futures

Jun. 6, 2019 at 4:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally on corn futures slump

Jun. 5, 2019 at 5:31 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

Jun. 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had […]

By Reuters

Target Trump’s base if trade spat worsens, Mexican farm lobby says

May. 31, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — The Mexican government should target agricultural goods produced in states that have voted for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party if the trade conflict between the two neighbours worsens, the head of Mexico’s main farm lobby said on Friday. Bosco de la Vega, head of […]

By David Alire Garcia Sharay Angulo

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

May. 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — The United States struck deals on Friday to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, the three governments said, removing a major obstacle to legislative approval of a new North American trade pact. The separate agreements, which will not impose U.S. quotas […]

By David Lawder Steve Scherer

China cancels U.S. pork import order as trade war drags on

May. 16, 2019 at 2:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The same week U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for 3,247 tonnes of U.S. pork — the biggest cancellation in more than a year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday. The cancellation […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Canada needs ‘reset’ on China, Scheer says

May. 7, 2019 at 3:55 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s opposition leader on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for being too soft on China and said there needs to be a “total reset” on relations with the Asian powerhouse. Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer spoke amid an escalating diplomatic dispute that has followed Canada’s […]

By Steve Scherer