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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Plentiful hog supplies drag on futures

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday on bargain buying after the benchmark April contract fell to a 4-1/2-month low this week, with traders citing expectations for a seasonal pickup in beef demand, traders said. Benchmark April live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled up 1.8 cents at […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

India offers U.S. dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal

By Aditya Kalra, David Lawder, Neha Dasgupta, Sanjeev Miglani 3 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes New Delhi/Washington | Reuters — India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit to the country this month, people familiar with the protracted talks say. India, the world’s largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

April live cattle up on short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose modestly on Thursday on technical buying and hopes China will step up purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including pork as the U.S.-China Phase One trade deal takes effect, brokers said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled up 0.3 cent at 64.075 […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on broad commodity strength

Nearby hogs down on weak cash values

By Julie Ingwersen 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing off a four-month low on bargain buying along with broad-based strength in equity and commodity markets as fears subsided about the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China. The benchmark April live cattle futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

North American hog markets wracked by coronavirus

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Besides shutting down entire cities and killing more than 1,000 people, China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on North America’s hog futures. “It’s a dubious relationship, but it is impacting markets,” said Tyler Fulton, risk management director for Hams Marketing Services in Winnipeg. Lean hog futures moved “in concert with drops in […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sag on weaker cash trade

Coronavirus jitters also rattle cattle markets

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the benchmark April contract touching its lowest since late September on falling cash cattle prices and worries about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China, traders said. Cash cattle traded lightly in Kansas and Nebraska at $119-$120 per cwt, traders said, down […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

How JBS became collateral damage in a war between billionaires

JBS now plans to tweak U.S. IPO, executive says

By Tatiana Bautzer 6 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters — A business dispute between the disgraced billionaire Batista brothers in Brazil and the heir to an Indonesian pulp and paper fortune is throwing a wrench in meatpacker JBS SA’s plans to for a U.S. listing of its international operations, such as its Canadian beef plant. The dispute stems from a […] Read more

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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen 6 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearling and heavier calves were down $2-$4 on average. The calf market was hard to define; Alberta markets traded $3 lower to $4 higher but notable strength was evident in Saskatchewan and Manitoba where values were steady to $4 higher. Favourable weather contributed to higher auction market […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs slip on concerns over export demand

By P.J. Huffstutter February 10, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Monday as optimism over export demand began to cool, and live cattle futures fell as pressure from slumping cash prices continued to weigh on the market, traders said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled down 1.175 cents at […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance for second day

By Julie Ingwersen February 7, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a second session on follow-through buying after Thursday’s limit-up close and reminders of stepped-up Chinese demand for U.S. pork, traders said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 1.375 cents, at 66.25 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […] Read more

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