Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears
U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for a fourth straight session on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and good demand for pork, traders said. Persistent […] Read more
Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports
Tokyo | Reuters — Japan is considering scrapping import restrictions on U.S. beef purchases that were put in place after the first case of BSE in the U.S. in 2003, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip on weak cash outlook, lower beef
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday as a weak tone to the cash cattle market and lower beef prices anchored futures, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally from five-month low in technical bounce
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied from five-month lows on Tuesday in a short-covering and technical-buying bounce, traders said. Live cattle futures followed feeders higher, […] Read more
Klassen: Weather weighs on feeder cattle
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $6 lower. Eastern Prairie regions experienced demand from Ontario and Quebec, which limited the downside; […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally on demand outlook, swine fever concern
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than one per cent on Monday on improving seasonal demand for pork and on concerns about the spread […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop most since June on weaker cash market
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, sagging under pressure from lower wholesale beef prices and slightly weaker trades in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on technical buying; hogs lower
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday, buoyed by spreading and technical buying despite a downturn in wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. Live […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound from 2-week low on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, rebounding from an early two-week low on support from calendar spreading and short-covering, traders and […] Read more
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