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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on weak cash market

By Karl Plume October 24, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. lean hog futures fell for the sixth time in seven sessions on Thursday, pressured by weak cash hog prices and disappointing export data that showed minimal new sales of U.S. pork to China. Ample supplies of hogs and higher average slaughter weights have swelled pork supplies while demand from China, […] Read more

CME February 2020 live cattle, with five-, 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy

By Karl Plume October 23, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures scaled to their highest point in 5-1/2 months on Wednesday as tighter-than-expected beef stocks and rising cash beef prices triggered active fund buying that took prices through key technical resistance levels. Actively traded contracts posted their strongest gains in nearly a month, breaking out of a narrow […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

By Karl Plume October 22, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slumped on Tuesday, pressured by abundant near-term hog supplies and concerns that U.S. pork export demand would not be large enough to absorb the expected surplus of meat produced. Hopes for a jump in Chinese demand for U.S. pork have supported hog futures at times in recent […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

By Karl Plume October 21, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday as hopes for rising demand for U.S. pork exports, particularly from China, more than offset near-term pressure from plentiful hog supplies. Investor caution kept hog futures in a narrow trading range following a roller-coaster session on Friday in which the market surged […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

By Julie Ingwersen October 18, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Friday after a roller-coaster session in which prices jumped on news of massive weekly pork export sales, only to turn down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said its figures could include pork sold in previous weeks. Toward the close, lean hog futures […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

By Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But so far the country’s purchases […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, extending a five-week rally tied to expectations of strong prices this week for cattle in the cash market, traders said. “Cash is $1-$2 higher every week, better than what people anticipated,” said Scott Varilek, a broker at Kooima and Kaemingk Commodities Inc. […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

By Julie Ingwersen October 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase in pork values after deadly […] Read more

CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 14, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week was just above $109/cwt, according […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

By Julie Ingwersen October 11, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, following broad strength in commodities tied to hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, along with firm cash values for hogs and pork, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures settled up 1.125 cents at 69.6 cents/lb. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on weak cash market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

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