Margins improved over the first half of March as continued strength in the hog market more than offset the impact from rising feed costs as both corn and soybean meal increased in price. USDA lowered their 2022 pork production...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as investors looked for safety amid weaker broader markets.
“With oil prices giving up gains the last couple days, the reverse happened in cattle,” said Altin Kalo, Economist at Steiner Consulting Group.
CME’s...
Fernando Ortiz-H , Ibero-America Business Development Manager, Genesus Inc.
Apparently, the 2019-2020 expansionary acceleration of the Mexican pork industry has hit the brakes this year. While states as important in pork production as Jalisco saw their number of pigs on...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday.
Live cattle futures snapped an eight-session losing streak that saw the April contract shed 7%...
China's meat imports in the first two months of the year fell sharply from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday, as a jump in domestic supplies curbed appetite for international shipments.
China brought in 1.07...
A head and shoulders top consists of a left shoulder, a higher move up forming a head, and a right shoulder formed when prices rally but remain below the central peak (head). Recognizing this bearish formation depends upon breaking...
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The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services expects tight North American hog supplies and potential increased pork demand from China to limit the impact of Russia's invasion of...
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France, Genesus Inc.
As most of the European pig producers, French pig producers are facing low pig prices and feed prices increase for many months. In France, the feed price average for the last ten...
Margins weakened over the second half of February as an ongoing rally in both corn and soybean meal more than offset a slight increase in hog prices. The hog market remains supported by lower hog slaughter and pork production...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said.
A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders...