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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs notch three-month high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures hit a three-month high on Friday, with help from buy stops and technical buying, traders said. December futures led advances after investors bought the contract and simultaneously sold deferred months. December hogs, which will expire on Wednesday, closed 1.05 cents/lb. higher at 56.725 cents (all […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs up again on cash prices, fund buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, spurred by higher cash prices and technical buying, said traders. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, closed up 0.975 cent per pound to 55.675 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded February ended 1.075 cents […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Higher cash, pork prices extend hogs’ rally

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, led by upward-trending cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. December hogs closed up 1.325 cents/lb. at 54.7 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded February ended 2.275 cents/lb. higher at 59.75 cents. Packers are content to […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices drive hogs to two-month high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday reached their highest level in two months, fueled by rising cash prices and decent pork demand, said traders. February and April futures punched through their respective 100-day moving average of 55.845 cents and 62.07 cents, which triggered fund buying and buy stops (all […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle book steep drop

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday fell more than two per cent, their steepest daily decline in 1-1/2 months, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation, said traders. December live cattle closed down 2.35 cents/lb. to 108.225 cents, and February 2.5 cents lower at 108.875 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide off three-month peak

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday peaked at a three-month high before profit-taking dropped contracts to near session lows, said traders. December live cattle closed down 0.175 cent/lb. to 110.575 cents, and February ended 0.575 cent lower at 111.375 cents (all figures US$). CME live cattle futures receded in […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on cash markets

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rose about one per cent on Wednesday, rallying after two straight sessions of losses on the back of gains in U.S. cash cattle and hog markets, traders and analysts said. Most-active CME February live cattle settled 1.65 cents higher at 111.95 cents/lb. (all figures […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures extend rally on packer demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures extended gains to fresh multi-month highs on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and strong demand from beef and pork packers, traders said. Live cattle jumped more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, capping their fifth consecutive week of higher prices. Lean hog futures […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures gained one per cent on Wednesday while live and feeder cattle each rose modestly, boosted by technical buying and good demand from meat packers ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December lean hogs notched a two-month high, before finishing just below […] Read more

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