Insights and Stories on Swine Fever

Sep. 25, 2019 at 8:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures climbed to their highest prices in more than a week on Wednesday on talk about Chinese buying, traders said. U.S. President Donald Trump said the Chinese were making big agricultural purchases from the United States, including of beef and pork, and that a […]

By Tom Polansek

Sep. 23, 2019 at 8:36 pm CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has confirmed new cases of African swine fever at hog farms in cities near the capital Seoul after the country’s first outbreak of the deadly virus last week, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. The new case occurred at a pig farm with about […]

By Reuters

Sep. 17, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Canadian hog market may be at its seasonal lows, but tightening worldwide supplies should underpin values over the next few months. “We’re at a seasonal time of year when prices move lower,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, pointing to higher U.S. slaughter numbers and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, […]

By Tom Polansek

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday on weakness in the cash market, while hog futures ended mixed. Cattle futures and cash prices have tumbled since a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse at Holcomb, Kansas, this month removed a key buyer from the market. Some farmers […]

By Tom Polansek