Insights and Stories on Swine

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second day on Thursday on technical buying and optimism that the U.S. economy may be on the upswing, analysts said. However, gains in nearby contracts trailed those in deferred months as a backlog of market-ready cattle and […]

U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hog futures slide as slaughter rebounds

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Pork packer considering Moose Jaw’s ex-beef plant

Jun. 2, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as wholesale beef prices retreat

Jun. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China trade worries

Jun. 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower ahead of weekend

May. 29, 2020 at 7:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures retreated on Friday in a profit-taking and technical selling setback ahead of the weekend amid weakening beef prices and concerns about lower-than-normal summer demand as much of the economy remains partially closed. Lean hog futures clawed back earlier losses to end mostly […]

By Karl Plume

HyLife buys pork packing, hog production capacity

May. 29, 2020 at 2:32 pm CDT

Canadian hog production and pork processing firm HyLife has moved to expand its reach in North American pork packing as well as Manitoba hog farming. La Broquerie, Man.-based HyLife announced last week it has bought a 75 per cent stake in Taylor Corp.’s Prime Pork, a packing and processing operation […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on economic optimism, discount to cash prices

May. 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rallied for a second straight day on Wednesday as easing coronavirus restrictions around the country bolstered optimism about the outlook for the economy and beef demand. U.S. stocks rose, with the S+P 500 closing above 3,000 for the first time since March 5, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures follow equities higher

May. 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday in tandem with rising stock markets as optimism about developing coronavirus vaccines and the revival of business activity buoyed livestock markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Supportive cattle and meat supply data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live and feeder cattle futures slip

May. 22, 2020 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures closed lower on Friday after disappointing cold storage data the previous day and ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle on feed report in the afternoon. Lean hog futures also dropped, as backups continue at slaughter facilities, traders said. […]

By Christopher Walljasper