Reading Time: 2 minutes Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.
U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second straight day on Wednesday as rising beef prices and strong packer demand ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend supported the market, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs rise on technical buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump after US ground beef tests negative for bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government said retail samples of ground beef tested negative for the bird flu virus.
U.S. livestock: Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures took a dive on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. government tests of ground beef for the bird flu virus will harm consumer demand.
U.S. livestock: Cattle sink as bird-flu beef tests fuel demand fears
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.
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