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CME June 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hogs extend gains on China virus outbreak

By Tom Polansek April 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mixed on Tuesday as front-month contracts stumbled in a setback from recent gains, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for increased demand from China due to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease. Gains in the market have been fueled by worries about an epidemic of African […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Alberta demand drives feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen April 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher while calves were relatively unchanged. Stronger fed cattle prices in the deferred positions along with lower new-crop barley values resulted in a firmer tone. We’re in the last half of April and quality cattle will be hard to come by in 30 days; this […] Read more

CME May 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs push higher as herds in China suffer from virus

By Tom Polansek April 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday on increasing expectations that China will need to import more pork to compensate for hogs killed in an outbreak of an incurable swine disease. The front-month contract, which is thinly traded, set its highest price in about 21 months as the market rose […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session

By Julie Ingwersen April 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a third straight session on expectations that an outbreak of African swine fever in China’s hog herd would prompt the Asian country to import more pork, traders said. Traders were still digesting Thursday’s export sales report from the U.S. […] Read more

CME June 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge on strong pork sales

By Julie Ingwersen April 11, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on strong weekly U.S. pork export sales, traders said, including more than 77,000 tonnes sold to China as a fatal hog disease continued to spread in the Asian country. CME live cattle futures followed hogs up but settled off their […] Read more

CME June 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down as weather fears ease

By Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday for a second straight session as worries eased about a blizzard disrupting feedlots in the U.S. Plains, traders said. “The storm system for the most part moved further to the north — more to South Dakota, and missed a lot of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down, retreating from last week’s top

By Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Most months of Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed down the daily three-cent trading limit on Tuesday on softening cash markets and profit-taking following contract highs set last week, analysts said. “The cash market has slowed down. It was down a little yesterday and the carcass values were weaker this […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

By Jerry Klassen April 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fed and feeder cattle markets have incorporated a risk premium due to the uncertainty in beef production. Adverse weather has plagued much of the U.S. Midwest over the past couple of months and the six- to 10-day forecast calls for above-normal precipitation. Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 higher on average […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs lower as rally pauses

By Julie Ingwersen April 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday as softening cash hog prices sparked a round of profit-taking after Friday’s contract highs, traders said. “Cash prices stopped moving higher at a rapid clip, so everyone is taking a step back,” said Altin Kalo, agricultural economist for New Hampshire-based […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

By Mark Weinraub April 5, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday as speculators continued to push prices higher due to concerns about African swine fever in China, traders said. The spread of the deadly virus has raised expectations of a pick-up in demand from China, the world’s top pork buyer. “The […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hogs extend gains on China virus outbreak

Klassen: Alberta demand drives feeder market higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs push higher as herds in China suffer from virus

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge on strong pork sales

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down as weather fears ease

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down, retreating from last week’s top

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

U.S. livestock: CME hogs lower as rally pauses

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

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