Insights and Stories on Tyson

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on Tyson comment, short-covering

Feb. 6, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily three-cent limit on Thursday after comments from a Tyson Foods executive about pork demand from China ignited a wave of buying including short-covering, traders said. Tyson is competing with other global companies to supply meat to China, the world’s […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Oct. 17, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Tyson bans ractopamine from its U.S. hog supply

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Cargill suspends shifts at Kansas beef plant after explosion

Oct. 17, 2019 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Reuters

Japan deal levels field for U.S. beef, but sales surge unlikely

Sep. 26, 2019 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Kaori Kaneko Linda Sieg Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week high on talk of Chinese buying

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

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

Sep. 19, 2019 at 2:03 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. food safety and the health of plant workers will be at risk from new federal rules that allow meat companies to slaughter hogs as fast as they want and shift the role of government inspectors, food and environmental advocates said on Tuesday. The warnings about […]

By Tom Polansek

USDA to probe beef market after Tyson plant fire

Aug. 28, 2019 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ordered an investigation into widening prices between cattle and beef on Wednesday after a recent fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, shut the plant. Cattle prices have tanked because the fire temporarily eliminated a key buyer of livestock. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

Aug. 28, 2019 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on large domestic supplies, analysts said, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the wide gap with beef prices. Cattle prices have weakened recently after a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Kansas temporarily eliminated […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third session as strong demand for beef ahead of the Labour Day holiday bolstered margins for meat packers, traders said. CME October live cattle futures ended up 0.225 cent at 100.225 cents/lb., and October […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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