Insights and Stories on Pork

Swine fever found in Germany putting pork exports at risk

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

Berlin/Hamburg | Reuters — Germany confirmed on Thursday that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in a dead wild boar near its border with Poland, threatening pork exports to China from Europe’s biggest pork producer, which were worth US$1.2 billion last year. Authorities in the German state of Brandenburg […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Germany reports first suspected case of African swine fever

Sep. 9, 2020 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on expectations of firm cash values

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures jumped to a four-month high on Thursday on strong export demand and short covering, while cattle futures weakened. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net U.S. pork export sales of 53,646 tonnes for the week ended Aug. 27, up 36 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch late-July lows on demand jitters

Sep. 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday dropped to their lowest prices since July amid uncertainty about how much U.S. demand will decline as the summer grilling season draws to a close. Beef and cattle prices are often weak this time of year as demand […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle consolidate up off one-month low

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose for a second consecutive session as the market consolidated after touching a one-month low on Monday, brokers said. Weakness in the cash market for U.S. cattle has hung over futures prices recently, but some traders said they […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures snap losing streak

Aug. 31, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Monday in a rebound off a run of losses, while lean hog futures closed weaker. Live cattle were due for a rebound after falling last week amid pressure from weakness in the cash market, traders said. Short covering […]

By Tom Polansek

Hog farmers face prolonged pain as pandemic gives way to glut

Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:48 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the U.S. holds prices low and pressures producers to downsize. Many North American hogs had nowhere to go in spring as slaughter plants suspended […]

By Rod Nickel