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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge to one-year high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures surged as much as four per cent on Monday, lifted by investment fund buying and higher pork prices that boosted meatpackers’ profit margins, traders and analysts said. Hogs on a continuous chart rose to the highest levels since last June 23. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August lean hog […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Friday, with cattle prices stabilizing after Thursday’s multiweek lows and hogs consolidating in the middle of their recent trading ranges. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August live cattle settled 0.675 cents higher at 118.175 cents/lb. (all figures US$). June live cattle futures finished 0.8 cent […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs ease in technical selloff

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly about two per cent lower on Thursday, easing on technical selling and investment fund liquidation, traders and analysts said. Hog futures fell sharply to their session lows at 10:10 a.m. CT in what two traders called a “flash crash,” before prices recouped a portion of […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby contracts on Wednesday finished down their three cents/lb. daily price limit, hit by fund liquidation and lower preliminary cash prices, said traders. June and August closed limit down at 124.5 cents and 117.875 cents, respectively. Both contracts ended below their respective 40-day moving averages of […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound as wholesale pork hits two-year high

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from losses in the previous session on support from sharply higher wholesale pork prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for U.S. pork extended gains to the highest levels in more than two years, according to […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures ease on fund selling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle and hog futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by chart-based and investment fund selling, traders and analysts said. Lower-than-expected prices in cash cattle markets late last week further weighed on futures, even as rising U.S. wholesale beef prices suggested meat demand remained strong. Chicago Mercantile […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end weaker

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts were weakened Friday by profit-taking and investor caution as they await the bulk of this week’s cash cattle sales, said traders. Futures discounts to initial cash prices limited market losses, they said. June closed down 0.125 cent/lb. to 131.25 cents, and August down 0.175 cent […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Thursday after an up-and-down session, supported by futures’ discounts to preliminary cash prices but pressured by profit-taking, traders said. June closed up 0.175 cent/lb. at 131.375 cents, and August down 0.15 cent at 124.025 cents (all figures US$). On Thursday, a small […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from losses in the previous session while some lean hog contracts weakened following recent gains in technically driven consolidation trade, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale beef prices buoyed cattle futures as retailers bought to stock meat coolers ahead of the […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble in technical selloff after contract highs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, reversing from earlier life-of-contract highs on pressure from investment fund and technical selling, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures declined by their daily price limit of 4.5 cents/lb. while lean hog futures were mostly one per cent higher […] Read more

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