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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week was just above $109/cwt, according […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, following broad strength in commodities tied to hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, along with firm cash values for hogs and pork, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures settled up 1.125 cents at 69.6 cents/lb. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sagged on Thursday as the confirmation of record-large weekly pork export sales to China failed to impress traders who have been expecting a surge in demand for months. Uncertainty about when the pork will be shipped to China also kept a lid on gains, traders said. The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second straight session on hopes that U.S. trade talks with China, at a time of surging Chinese pork prices, could bolster U.S. pork exports, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 69.475 cents/lb., just […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

By Karl Plume October 8, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday in a technical and bargain-buying rebound from one-month lows amid hopes that China would step up U.S. pork imports as the country’s domestic pork prices have soared. The hog herd in China, the world’s largest pork market, has been decimated by African […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

By Julie Ingwersen October 7, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell their daily limit on Monday, declining for a fifth straight session as an aggressive slaughter pace and uncertainty about this week’s U.S. trade talks with China overshadowed rising pork cut-out values, traders said. The selloff came as U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators launched a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

By Mark Weinraub October 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa. “The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

By Mark Weinraub October 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with hog contracts easing for the second day in a row on technical follow-through selling while cattle futures firmed. The most-active December live cattle contract hit its highest in nearly two months. Traders said futures prices for hogs had rallied too sharply compared to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat from Monday’s two-month high

By Tom Polansek October 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. livestock futures fell on Tuesday as hogs retreated from a two-month high reached a day earlier. December lean hog futures sank 2.675 cents to 69.925 cents/lb. at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (all figures US$). The setback came after the contract reached its highest price since July 31 on Monday amid […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, demand hopes

By Tom Polansek September 30, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures touched a two-month high on Monday on technical buying and hopes for more export sales to China, brokers said. Traders are waiting for confirmation of Chinese buying as the Asian nation is struggling with an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig disease that has decimated its […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat from Monday’s two-month high

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, demand hopes

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