Insights and Stories on Swine

China’s hog output recovers, drags on Brazil pork exports

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:53 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian pork exporters are grappling with a drop in volumes shipped to their main buyer, China, which has increased its pork meat production after an outbreak of African swine fever in 2018. ASF forced China to cull millions of hogs and increase imports. China continued […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures backpedal off April high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures top two-week high

Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs higher

Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on firmer cash trade

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Tuesday on firmer cash cattle prices compared to last week and broad strength in commodities, analysts said. CME June live cattle futures settled up 1.5 cents at 136.3 cents/lb. after touching 136.675 cents, the contract’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end higher

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange inched higher on Monday as technical buying and worries about tightening U.S. hog supplies offset fears of slowing pork export demand and softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME benchmark June lean hogs settled up 0.45 cent at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end week lower

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slid on Friday to end the week lower as cash markets stalled, despite strong slaughter rates. “The weekly kill came in much larger than expected,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker at Archer Financial. “I suspect that will change […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on ample supply, flat cash offers

Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, pressured by ample cattle supplies that offer little incentive for packers to bid up the cash market. “The supply of market ready cattle is a little less than last year, but it’s still plentiful. It […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm

Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange lifted on Wednesday, supported by cash cattle prices that pulled up nearby futures markets. “We just got below the cash market,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. “That was an argument to try the long side.” The […]

By Christopher Walljasper