Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures consolidate near peaks

Jun. 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures stabilized near recent highs on Thursday, with strong cash markets and a round of speculative buying underpinning prices. Hog futures fell as the soybean futures market rallied to its highest in nearly 10 years, raising the prospect of higher feed costs. The […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on concerns about supplies

Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn prices rise

Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle touch three-week highs

Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong demand

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by steady cash prices across the U.S. Plains, as well as strength in consumer beef demand, despite inflationary forces, analysts said. “The feeling two, three weeks ago was that beef demand wasn’t that good and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs firm on summer demand, tight supplies

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group lean hog futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strong demand that has pushed cash prices higher. “We’re still looking at tighter supplies in front of us,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc. Pork demand firms during the summer, with U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall despite strong demand

May. 31, 2022 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, amid outside pressure from agricultural markets, despite strength from strong slaughter and cash hog prices. “We just had a risk-off day,” said Matthew Wiegand, Risk Management Consultant at FuturesOne. “Cash trade kicked up and is trading […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as feed costs rise

May. 27, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog and cattle futures eased on Friday, with rising soy and corn futures raising feed costs for livestock producers. Traders noted consolidation trade ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. U.S. grain and livestock markets will be closed on Monday. The nearby June […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: June hogs touch four-week high

May. 26, 2022 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures rose to their highest level in more than a month on Thursday, supported by strong exports and concerns about a slowing slaughter, traders said. Cattle futures ended the trading day close to unchanged. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that […]

By Mark Weinraub