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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb as funds buy

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday, with support from fund buying after contracts broke through moving-average resistance levels, traders said. Short covering contributed to CME live cattle advances, they said. Futures drew more support from their discounts to this week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle. Cash cattle […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

PEDv re-infects U.S. farm, fuels supply fears

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Chicago | Reuters — An Indiana farm has become the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second outbreak of a deadly pig virus, fueling concerns that a disease that has wiped out 10 per cent of the U.S. hog population will be harder to contain than producers and veterinarians expected. The farm, through its […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying drives CME feeder cattle to record high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle Wednesday hit a record high on fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. “(The) technical aspect of the feeder cattle market looks fine,” said Citigroup futures specialist Sterling Smith. Fundamentally, young calves for feeding will be in demand given generally weak corn […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply worries drop CME live cattle futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday in anticipation of a seasonal bump in supplies that could further pressure prices for market-ready, or cash cattle, traders said. Last week, cash cattle in Texas and Kansas moved at $144 per hundredweight (cwt), $1 lower than the week before (all […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag with cash prices before holiday

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Friday, pressured by weaker prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs, with packing plants set to close on Memorial Day, traders said. The CME also will be closed on Monday in observance of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Cash hog prices felt more pressure […] Read more
Hogs, Livestock

Mexico reports PEDv in 17 states out of 19 tested

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — Mexico reported outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in 17 states out of 19 tested, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) said. Following reports of unusually high mortality, mainly in piglets, in the central-western part of the country, Mexican veterinary officials tested 2,309 samples between August 2013 and May 2014 […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump with cash prices, pork demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker prices for market-ready or cash hogs pegged to plant closures during the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, trader said. They also cited the relapse in wholesale pork prices. Grocers bought all the product they need to accommodate grilling demand over the […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME hog futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, supported by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. Speculation about tight supplies ahead pegged to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) provided further support to futures that ignored Wednesday’s drop in market-ready hog and wholesale pork prices. The morning’s average hog price […] Read more

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