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CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures reached a contract high on Wednesday on expectations that wintry weather would hamper the movement of cattle to slaughterhouses. Two winter storms blasted parts of the United States, after parts of Colorado got up to 30 inches of snow on Tuesday. The storms could disrupt transportation and […] Read more
CME February 2020 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 to beef packing plants and possibly curb the ability of feedlot cattle to gain weight, traders said. A powerful snowstorm swept across Colorado and into […] Read more
CME June 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 about the prospects for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer. February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more
CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 bulls have been hoping for a U.S. trade deal with Beijing that could bolster U.S. pork sales to China, the world’s biggest pork consumer. China […] Read more
CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 U.S.-China trade deal that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. pork, traders said. Most-active February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled […] Read more
CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday on large supplies and uncertainty over negotiations to boost trade with China, the world’s top pork consumer. Traders and meat producers are hoping for further U.S. pork sales to China, which is grappling with a fatal pig disease that has […] Read more

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