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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more