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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased about one per cent on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after prices earlier climbed to the highest levels in more than two months, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were slightly higher and feeder cattle narrowly lower, in largely technically-driven trade ahead […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures nearby contracts posted modest gains on Friday as traders tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Most analysts, on average, believe fewer animals were put into feedlots in October than a year ago. December live […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach another two-month high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a two-month high for a second straight day on Thursday, buoyed by this week’s stronger-than-anticipated cash prices, traders said. December live cattle closed up 0.025 cent/lb. to 108.225 cents, and February ended 0.3 cent higher at 108.8 cents (all figures US$). This week, packers […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices boost CME live cattle

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reached their highest level in two months, driven by fund buying and better-than-expected cash prices, said traders. December live cattle closed up 2.725 cents/lb. to 108.2 cents, and February ended 1.975 cents higher at 108.5 cents (all figures US$). On Wednesday packers paid […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Ample supplies drop hogs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday fell for a third consecutive session, dragged down by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices amid abundant seasonal supplies, said traders. December closed down 0.775 cent/lb. to 46.125 cents, and February ended 0.7 cent/lb. lower at 52.9 cents (all figures US$). “There are […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly firmer

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Monday finished modestly higher after investors sold December futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.025 cent per pound at 105.575 cents (all figures US$). February ended up 0.225 cent […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on technical buying, cattle mostly higher

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared three per cent on Wednesday, rebounding on technical buying from the steep losses seen in the previous session, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also were mostly higher, even as some contracts edged slightly lower after hitting one-month peaks. Higher prices for wholesale beef […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle leap to one-month high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday reached their highest level in a month, driven by short-covering and recent increase in wholesale beef values, said traders. They added that some investors bought CME live cattle futures, and simultaneously sold lean hog contracts, in anticipation for possibly firmer cash cattle prices […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday settled higher for a third consecutive session, with strength from buy stops and firmer wholesale pork values on the final trading day for the month, traders said. Most actively traded December lean hogs closed 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 47.95 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts landed in positive territory for a second straight day on Friday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying that offset bearish fundamentals, traders said. December lean hogs closed 1.425 cents/lb. higher at 46.8 cents, and February ended 1.675 cents higher at 54 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

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