Marketing pork

US lean hog futures fell on 6 January as packers work through backlogs caused by holiday shutdowns.

China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange has announced the list of companies that received approval for their facilities to be designated as delivery warehouses ahead of the exchange’s launch of live hog futures contracts.

Taiwan has recently announced plans to export pork to the Philippines after being declared free of FMD last year.

US lean hog futures had a mixed day of trading on 5 January, with later contracts getting a lift from speculative buying.

US lean hog futures rose on 4 January, bucking wider Wall Street drop and trends seen in other markets.

China has suspended imports from an Aurora Alimentos pork plant over coronavirus concerns.

Local governments across Taiwan are creating rules to keep ractopamine-fed US pork out of their markets, but Taiwan’s Premier says that they lack the authority to set their own standards.

Chinese pig prices remain high despite the reported expansion of China’s pig herd to 90 percent of its normal levels.

China will release more meat from state reserves as Lunar New Year holiday approaches.

US lean hog futures rose on 29 December on short covering and technical buying, missing some pressure from the surrounding market.

Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 cases to increase checks on shipments before they are sent to China.

US lean hog futures sank for a second session on 28 December, facing pressure from technical selling and weak cash market selling.

Farming unions from the UK and the EU are breathing a sigh of relief after a post-Brexit trade agreement has been formalised, but warn that governments must act quickly to avoid border chaos.

Taiwan’s parliament on 24 December approved measures that pave the way for imports of US pork containing ractopamine, a leanness-enhancing additive, despite objections from the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT).

China has announced that it will auction frozen pork on December 30.

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