Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on plentiful supplies

Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased on Friday, with ample supplies weighing on prices due to a heavy pace of slaughter this year. Live cattle futures were steady to weak in rangebound trade, with light activity in the cash market hanging over prices. February lean hog futures dropped […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off lowest since December 2021

Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:57 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit lowest since late 2021

Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:10 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures firm even as feed prices weigh

Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:03 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on bargain buying, grain values

Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:44 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher, rebounding ahead of USDA data

Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Friday on bargain buying a day after setting one-month lows, and as traders squared positions ahead of monthly feedlot data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the close of trading. CME February live cattle settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit one-month low

Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday with the most-active April contract hitting a one-month low on technical selling, soft cash cattle markets and weak wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.85 cent at 155.95 cents/lb., near its 50-day […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices hover near two-year lows

Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday as cash hog prices remained soft and wholesale pork prices lingered near two-year lows, traders said. “We continue to search for a bottom on the hogs, and the cash market stays under pressure,” said Don Roose, president […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains

Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, on spillover weakness from feeder cattle futures and long liquidation as market players responded to a hefty net long position held by commodity funds, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.725 cent at 157 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

China’s 2022 pork output highest in eight years

Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:13 am CST

Reuters — China’s pork output increased 4.6 per cent in 2022 from 2021 to reach its highest level since 2014, official data showed on Tuesday, confounding some expectations for a smaller rise. Pork output in the world’s top producer of the meat reached 55.41 million tonnes, the highest since 56.71 […]

By Dominique Patton