Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rise on technical buying

Oct. 12, 2023 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Thursday as technical buyers stepped into the market after prices weakened earlier in the session. Traders said the massive supplies reported by the U.S. Agriculture Department have been priced in and speculators were likely to buy any dip in […]

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle turn higher

Oct. 11, 2023 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly lower

Oct. 10, 2023 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down as Middle East war sparks risk-off selling

Oct. 9, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise for third day in a row

Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally, export sales in focus

Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Thursday, with signs of strong export demand supporting prices following the market’s decline to its lowest in more than four months on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday morning that export sales of pork […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures break losing streak

Oct. 4, 2023 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed firm on Wednesday, snapping a three session losing streak as traders said that the U.S. government’s most recent bearish supply forecast had been priced into the market. Cattle futures were consolidating after posting sharp declines a day earlier, but […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drop on technical selling

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and demand concerns, traders said. Hog futures notched their third straight losing session as the government’s bigger-than-expected supply report from last week continued to weigh on the market. The benchmark CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend selloff on supply view

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply for the second day in a row, hitting a four-month low as traders adjusted their expectations for prices to reflect the U.S. government’s bigger-than-expected supply view. “We simply don’t need the sow base we currently have or need […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on USDA report

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled by the daily trading limit on Friday under pressure from stronger-than-expected productivity in U.S. herds, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a quarterly report issued after trading ended on Thursday, surprised analysts by reporting the average pigs […]

By Tom Polansek