Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell 2.4 per cent on Monday, weighed down by bearish supply concerns, traders said. “The hog market boils down to more of […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher on Friday in a turnaround from a decline earlier in the session to their lowest price since early September. Prices […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, recording a seven-month high on expectations that a winter storm this week would slow the movement of cattle […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than four per cent on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract at times dropping its daily three-cent limit on doubts […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, extending their latest slide to five straight sessions on uncertainty about U.S. pork exports to China, traders said. Market […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday for a fourth straight session, with deferred contracts leading the way down on worries about the chances for a […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low on increased slaughter
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures touched a two-month low on Friday as meat packers slaughtered more pigs to profit from high margins. Pork processors killed an estimated […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on large supply, trade war jitters
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. livestock futures dropped on Wednesday, with lean hogs stumbling under pressure from large supplies in a turnaround from a rally a session earlier. Fresh uncertainty […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures scaled to their highest point in 5-1/2 months on Wednesday as tighter-than-expected beef stocks and rising cash beef prices triggered active fund […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slumped on Tuesday, pressured by abundant near-term hog supplies and concerns that U.S. pork export demand would not be large enough to […] Read more