Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on cash market optimism

Jul. 13, 2021 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by expectations for a slowdown in supplies of market-ready cattle that should lift cash prices, analysts said. “The (cattle) numbers start to tighten as we move forward and get closer to […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork production estimates cut

Jul. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as cash market diverges

Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as beef demand cools

Jul. 8, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn […]

By Tom Polansek

Olymel strike talks delayed to mid-month, union says

Jul. 6, 2021 at 1:37 am CDT

A two-months-and-counting strike at a major Quebec hog slaughter and processing plant is expected to continue through to mid-July at the earliest due to scheduling issues, the workers’ union says. The Syndicat des travailleurs d’Olymel Vallee-Jonction-CSN — which represents over 1,000 striking workers at Olymel’s plant Vallee-Jonction, about 60 km […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

Jul. 1, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell sharply on Thursday as traders priced in expectations for waning demand after the U.S. Independence Day holiday this weekend. Signs of poor demand from China, which has been a big buyer of U.S. pork since an outbreak of African swine […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders watched a rally in grain prices that makes it more expensive to feed livestock. Corn and soy futures soared at […]

By Tom Polansek