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U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange  were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale boxed beef prices were lower […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause

But boosts duties on China to 125 per cent

Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Wednesday, after United States President Donald Trump announced he will pause his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Trump said the suspension of the levies comes as more than 75 countries were set to negotiate trade with the U.S. or had not taken […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

Export sales, monthly census reports issued

Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export sales report for the week […] Read more