Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle falls as cash market idles

Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell, pressured by a stagnant cash market and processing backups, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled down 1.225 cents at 128.325 cents/lb. January feeder cattle futures eased 2.675 cents to end at 157.325 cents/lb. For the week, live […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on sluggish export sales

Oct. 21, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand

Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from one-month high

Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Olymel CEO dies of ‘sudden’ cancer

Oct. 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm CDT

The CEO of Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has died of a “sudden and virulent cancer” at age 71, his company reported Friday morning. Rejean Nadeau, the CEO of Sollio Co-operative’s meatpacking and processing arm since 1996, died Thursday at his home at Rougemont, Que., about 25 km south […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices, while live cattle futures inched up as traders anticipated seeing the cash trade improve, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures rose on short-covering ahead of the weekend. The cattle market has been […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle firm on export demand

Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures firmed on Thursday, as relatively steady cash cattle prices offset higher feed costs weighing on the feeder market, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures continued to slide on a seasonal trend of robust supplies, even as hog slaughter […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hogs near three-week low amid ample supply

Oct. 13, 2021 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest prices in about three weeks on Wednesday amid pressure from plentiful supplies, analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also finished lower at CME. Hog supplies tend to increase in the autumn, pushing more pork […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on raised beef production forecasts

Oct. 12, 2021 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly increased its forecasts for beef production this year and next year. USDA, in a monthly report, raised its 2021 estimate by 0.3 per cent from September because of higher […]

By Tom Polansek