Insights and Stories on Pork

Olymel to exit lard business, shut plant

Nov. 18, 2022 at 2:17 pm CST

Pork and poultry packer Olymel is set to close the further processing plant it operates in its home town in Quebec as it exits the lard production business. The company, an arm of ag co-operative Sollio, announced Thursday it will close its St. Jacques Street plant at St. Hyacinthe, Que. […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of monthly USDA report

Nov. 17, 2022 at 8:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hog futures end higher

Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle near one-month low as corn jumps

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:06 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower

Nov. 14, 2022 at 7:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME futures fall on grain rally

Nov. 12, 2022 at 2:23 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures slid on Friday as grain futures rallied, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, brokers said. The downward trend started when live cattle markets took a hit earlier in the day, when the feeder cattle traders began selling off their […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm as grain markets pressured

Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures firmed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, as grain markets came under pressure from investor profit-taking even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.5 cents […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle lower as Wall Street slides

Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures slipped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Wednesday as the market came under pressure from steep losses in equities and a lack of supportive news, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.475 cents lower at 151.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). February live […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower, consolidate after rally

Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back on Tuesday as the market consolidated after climbing nearly five per cent during the previous session, brokers said. CME December hogs closed 1.475 cents, or 1.7 per cent, lower at 85.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Wholesale pork prices […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rally on bargain buying

Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped nearly five per cent on Monday on bargain buying after the benchmark December contract on Friday dipped to its lowest in nearly three weeks, traders said. CME December hogs settled up 4.075 cents at 87.05 cents/lb., surging in early […]

By Julie Ingwersen