Insights and Stories on Pork

Saskatchewan to license, limit wild boar farming

Mar. 18, 2022 at 6:45 am CDT

Saskatchewan is tightening its rules on wild boar farming, including a moratorium on any new farms, in a renewed bid to keep the province’s feral pig population in check. The provincial ag ministry announced the moratorium Wednesday and said it’s “developing regulations for licensing existing commercial wild boar farms.” Regulations […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, feeder cattle slide

Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rise as feed prices slip

Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm amid market uncertainty

Mar. 14, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

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Canada allows Brazilian beef and pork, Brazil ag minister says

Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:40 pm CDT

Updated, March 15 — Reuters — Canada has approved the importation of beef and pork from Brazil, which had been blocked over health concerns, authorities from both countries said on Monday. “We are in Ottawa and have just left the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture with … great news: the opening […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle rise as grain markets stabilize

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Friday, supported by technical buying, traders said. Cattle futures also were firm, bouncing back from two days of declines on some end-of-week bargain hunting. Signs of stability in the grain and soy markets after wild volatility since Russia’s invasion […]

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U.S. livestock: Cattle down on cash weakness, technical selling

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday, with weakness in the cash markets pressuring futures, traders said. Some follow-through selling in cattle also was noted after sharp declines on Wednesday, Pork futures were mixed, with the most-active April contract falling after a government report showed […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME futures slide on U.S., global economic fears

Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel worries about the health of global and domestic economies, traders said. The livestock market also followed a slump in grain and oilseed futures, which continued […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs rebound

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on a round of technical buying on Tuesday after snapping an eight-session losing streak on Monday, traders said. Hog futures rallied on a bargain-buying bounce after sinking to their lowest in more than a month and feeder cattle futures […]

By Reuters