Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures turned lower and live cattle were mixed on Friday, as traders squared positions ahead of a closely-watched monthly feedlot report and anticipated smaller cattle placements, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle lower, live cattle mixed ahead of surprising USDA report
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with nearby live cattle contracts ticking higher amid signs of strength in the cash market and consumer demand staying firm, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: corn, soybean futures firm as traders track heat wave, crop conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, reversing direction after a two-day slide, as investors tracked a heat wave moving across the eastern Corn Belt after the government reported a decline in U.S. crop ratings.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday, as a lack of fundamental news and limited trading in the cash cattle market had price drifting down from the recent rally, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday, as news of a China-EU trade dispute gave contracts a psychological boost, even though it is unlikely to give U.S. producers a new edge, traders and market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, as wheat drops to 8-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, with wheat at a near two-month low as fund selling pressure rolled into a short holiday trading week, traders said.
US to research possible respiratory spread of bird flu in cows
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. federal and state agencies are planning research into potential respiratory spread of bird flu among dairy cattle, according to a Reuters interview with Michigan state agriculture and public health officials.
Bird flu outbreak reported in Minnesota dairy herd, the state’s first
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ongoing U.S. outbreak of avian flu in dairy cattle reached Minnesota on Thursday as the state announced its first infected herd.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue slump amid demand questions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower for a third session on Friday, as technical trading at one point sent the most-active August live cattle LCQ24 contract dipping to a two-week low.
U.S. livestock: Cattle turn lower as China allows some Russian beef imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower for a second trading session on Thursday, even as the tight U.S. cattle supply and strength in the beef cutout values offered support, analysts said.
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