Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed, nearbys up on export hopes

May. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with nearby futures contracts building on strong gains in the previous session on expectations that China would soon sharply accelerate imports of U.S. pork. Deferred contracts were pressed down by active spread trading that featured buying of June […]

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

Apr. 29, 2019 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Hallie Gu Rod Nickel

China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks

Apr. 16, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice Tom Polansek

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

Mar. 20, 2019 at 9:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. seizes pork from China on swine fever concerns

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:32 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

Feb. 21, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped on Thursday on increased optimism about the potential for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. The top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators resumed high-level negotiations to hash out a deal that could end their trade war, just over a week […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

Jan. 2, 2019 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming months, traders and analysts said. Representatives from the U.S. and China were negotiating to end the trade war between the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

Dec. 11, 2018 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and optimism for the continued robust demand for cattle and beef, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures shrugged off three straight sessions of declines to rise to the highest […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs mostly lower

Dec. 10, 2018 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly lower on Monday, with both live cattle and lean hogs succumbing to pressure from technical selling and expectations for weaker cash prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for each eased amid a lack of fresh fundamental news to propel gains. Hogs […]

By Michael Hirtzer