Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall, supplies remain tight

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures weakened on Friday but remained near all-time highs hit a day earlier as traders squared positions ahead of key government supply reports. Traders said that the market faced pressure from profit-taking but weakness in the corn market helped limit the […]

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall after hitting record high

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm; remain near recent highs

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

US Livestock: live cattle rise on limited US supply, strong cash prices

Jul. 18, 2023 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME August live cattle touch new high

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Friday amid a flurry of technical trading, even as beef prices continued to see a seasonal downturn, traders said. Cash cattle market trades this week continued to be down $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by rising wholesale pork prices and firm cash hog values, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quoted the wholesale pork carcass cutout at $110.90 per hundredweight (cwt), up 24 cents from Wednesday, and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn in beef prices adding to bearish sentiment, traders said. Most-active August live cattle futures settled down 1.95 cents at 176.875 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise

Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, bouncing after a three-session slide as wholesale pork prices rose and cash hog prices firmed, traders said, while tight cattle supplies sent futures to life-of-contract highs. CME August lean hogs settled up 3.4 cents at 97.575 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike

Jul. 11, 2023 at 3:25 pm CDT

Leaders in Canada’s pork sector are calling on the federal government to give perishable agriculture products the same consideration and protection as grain. The call comes as a longshore workers’ strike at British Columbia’s West Coast ports nears its second week, blocking the shipment of Canadian meat and most other […]

By Jonah Grignon