Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend and wholesale prices continued to rise on consumer beef demand, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb as wholesale US beef prices firm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle firmed on Wednesday as wholesale prices continued to rise and consumer demand for beef has stayed strong amid the U.S. grilling season, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday even as consumer demand remained strong ahead of Memorial Day.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef boxes recover some losses
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made small gains on Friday, providing little relief at the end of a tough week. The August live cattle contract gained US$0.900 per hundredweight to close at US$206.750. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle saw an increase of US$1.775/cwt. to end the day at US$297.600. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Futures fall, boxed beef prices up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures tumbled farther off the contract highs hit earlier in the week on Thursday. Profit taking, as well as comments from Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King that cattle herds were “very close” to a rebuild at a conference on Wednesday, caused August live cattle futures to fall and that pressure continued on Thursday. The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures backtrack from record highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs make modest gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures settled on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after setting fresh highs on Monday. Lean hog contracts made modest gains.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures reach new contract highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures hit new contract highs, while boxed beef prices were lower.
U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs make small gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures ended mixed, while lean hogs made small gains on Friday.
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