Insights and Stories on Swine

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Apr. 28, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. The crisis forced a decision that still troubles him: He ordered his employees to […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, technical selling pressure hogs, live cattle

Apr. 24, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken, hog contracts rise

Apr. 23, 2020 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

COVID-19 forces Tyson to shutter two major U.S. pork plants

Apr. 22, 2020 at 5:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, live cattle futures fall on plant shutdowns

Apr. 22, 2020 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm

Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures advanced for the second day in a row on Tuesday, with supplies remaining tight due to shutdowns at slaughterhouses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cattle futures were weaker, pressured by a sharp drop in equity markets. “Cattle are more closely tied with […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on supply woes

Apr. 20, 2020 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rallied on Monday, with supply expected to tighten after another slaughterhouse was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, traders said. “If we have packers up and running we know we have the domestic demand,” said Ted Seifried, chief market strategist for Zaner […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on hopes of economic reopening

Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by coronavirus-related disruptions at packing plants, while hopes for a reopening of the economy lifted deferred contracts. Actively traded June live cattle ended higher on the week, for a second straight week, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound to one-week high

Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures jumped to one-week highs on Thursday as the markets extended rebounds after diving recently on concerns about the new coronavirus backing up livestock on farms. Hog futures remained under pressure from disruptions caused by the virus, which has shut pork […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures recover

Apr. 15, 2020 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures advanced on Wednesday as the markets recovered slightly from recent losses that traders said had dropped prices too far below the cash markets. Futures prices have tumbled recently as major meat companies have shut slaughterhouses due to the spread of the […]

By Tom Polansek