Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures rise from February low

Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Thursday, as the market recovered from a decline to its lowest prices since February. Technical buying helped support prices, while concerns about waning U.S. pork exports continue to hang over the market, analysts said. The U.S. Department of […]

U.S. livestock: Nearby hogs up in rebound off six-month low

Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit six-month lows

Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop as fire closes JBS plant

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Upgraded Olymel hog plant’s second shift begins

Sep. 11, 2021 at 11:40 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, pressured by lower pork demand coinciding with larger hog supplies, analysts said. The hog market also felt the effects of investment funds liquidating long positions, traders said. “We saw a fair amount of […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit lowest in more than six months

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its lowest since March 2 on a continuous basis. The hog market was under pressure from long liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Cattle futures were […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened Wednesday, with live cattle sagging to their lowest in three months on sluggish cash market activity, traders said. The hog market was pressured by concerns about demand in China, where high prices have slowed the consumption of pork. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch three-month lows

Sep. 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid to three-month lows on Tuesday, as beef demand slows, leaving cattle producers with ample supply as packer demand softens, traders said. “Packers are bought for a long ways out — have a lot of inventory,” said Scott Varilek, broker […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Slaughter resumes at Olymel hog plant

Sep. 3, 2021 at 4:40 pm CDT

Hog slaughter resumed Friday at a major Quebec pork plant that had sat idle for over four months, as striking employees now return to work with a new six-year contract. The Olymel plant at Vallee-Jonction, south of Quebec City, restarted daytime and evening hog slaughter shifts Friday after “maintenance and […]

By Dave Bedard