Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second day on Thursday after reaching three-week highs earlier in the week, as traders awaited the results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's next Cattle on Feed report, due on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall, feeder cattle rise ahead of USDA report
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on technical selling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dipped Friday on technical selling and a lower pork cutout, while feeder cattle turned higher on strength in the cash market, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs dip on profit-taking, wholesale meat prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking following recent gains, according to analysts, while declining wholesale meat prices pressured both cattle and hogs.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs weaken on wholesale pork prices, Goldman roll
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lost ground on Wednesday on weakness in the pork cutout, according to analysts, while cattle futures also retreated on falling wholesale prices.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.
U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed slightly on Thursday as stocks hit record highs on Wall Street for a second day, providing borrowed strength to the livestock markets, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-week low, pork belly values fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as profit-taking extended the market's setback from contract highs last week, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures retreat from contract highs last week
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on profit taking and technical selling on Monday, brokers said.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove the market upward, analysts said. Live cattle futures touched a one-month low, while feeder cattle recovered after reaching the lowest price in more than five […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge down on profit taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs on Thursday as traders booked profits ahead of the end of a month, traders said.
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