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U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and optimism for the continued robust demand for cattle and beef, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures shrugged off three straight sessions of declines to rise to the highest levels in about a week. […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed out the week on a positive note on Friday as hopes for a pickup in pork sales to China fueled speculative buying that lifted prices more than one per cent and reversed the prior session’s losses. The market remains focused on trade talks between the U.S. […] Read more







CME February 2019 live cattle, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday on short-covering after a four-session slide and concern that wintry weather in the central Plains in the coming days could slow cattle weight gain, traders said. Lean hog futures were mixed as traders awaited news on U.S.-China trade talks expected this weekend as […] Read more



CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract dipped below its 50-day moving […] Read more