Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit new highs on tight supplies

Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures and several deferred feeder cattle futures hit new contract highs on Thursday, as shrinking weights of market-ready cattle and concerns over smaller supplies helped fuel a price rally, traders said. Ongoing concerns over the recent severe winter storm impacting the livestock sector […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures ease, supplies in focus

Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb on tight supplies

Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:37 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up, cattle placements drop

Dec. 23, 2022 at 7:46 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: February live cattle lower on slaughter delays

Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:06 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm on demand expectations

Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures lifted on Wednesday, jumping to two-week highs on expectations that demand for market-ready hogs will perk up in the coming weeks, analysts said. “There seems to be a lot of optimism in buying for after the first of the year,” said Matthew […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease on weaker pork cutout

Dec. 20, 2022 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by falling pork prices, analysts said. “The product markets are so weak, I think it’s keeping the nearby under pressure,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting Group. Carcass cutout values dropped $1.47, to $83.46 per hundredweight […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up with boxed beef prices

Dec. 19, 2022 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures finished higher on Monday as rising boxed beef prices signaled there is demand in the market, brokers said. Choice cuts of boxed beef rose by $1, to $263.83 per hundredweight, after climbing by $8.53 on Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off two-month low

Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures rallied on Friday, rebounding from a two-month low on a round of end-of-week bargain buying. Cattle futures also were firm despite concerns about waning demand, traders said. Cash market strength added support to both hogs and cattle. CME February lean hogs jumped […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on poor demand outlook

Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle and hog futures weakened on Thursday, with traders expressing concerns about both domestic and export demand due to prospects for a softening global economy. The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of beef totaled 13,800 tonnes, down […]

By Mark Weinraub