Insights and Stories on Pork

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge on COVID-19 vaccine progress

Nov. 9, 2020 at 6:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures reached a four-week high on Monday and feeder cattle hit their highest prices in more than five weeks as progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine raised hopes for a quick economic recovery from the pandemic and increased beef demand. Lean hog futures also […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up despite slower slaughter

Nov. 6, 2020 at 5:37 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up with boxed beef prices

Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes

Nov. 4, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Swine flu strain makes first jump to person in Canada

Nov. 4, 2020 at 2:44 pm CST

Further risk to people is believed to be low after a person in central Alberta was confirmed to have caught a variant of H1N2 swine flu, in the first case of its kind in Canada. The virus was spotted in mid-October after a patient sought medical care with “influenza-like symptoms,” […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures trim back on election uncertainty

Nov. 3, 2020 at 6:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures fell on Tuesday in a round of profit-taking ahead of an uncertain U.S. presidential election, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled 0.725 cent lower at 107.825 cents/lb., after rising in each the last five sessions (all […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with wholesale beef prices

Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures inched higher on Monday as rising wholesale beef prices buoyed the market in light-volume trade, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled up 0.25 cent at 108.55 cents/lb. (all figures US$). “That’s still the underlying factor — (cattle) weights […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle edge higher in subdued trade

Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday for a fourth straight session, supported by follow-through technical buying after Thursday’s strong close and brisk demand for beef, analysts said. But trading volume was thin as brokers waited for significant cash cattle trade to emerge. Fat cattle […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump on tightening supplies

Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday on expectations that tight cattle supplies and rising demand for beef will buoy cash cattle markets, analysts said. Cash cattle traded lightly in the southern Plains this week at $106/cwt, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported, even with […]

By Julie Ingwersen