Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on […] Read more
U.S. cattle placements spike in August
U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures fell sharply to a contract low on Thursday, weighed down by a months-long decline in cash prices and abundant […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their biggest gains in 11 months on Wednesday, boosted by optimism for higher cash cattle prices and technical buying, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by bear-spreading and big U.S. supplies that continued to weigh on cash markets, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to an 11-month low in a bear-spreading selloff linked to big U.S. hog supplies and declines in cash markets, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as investors consolidated positions ahead of a government livestock and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows for the fifth straight session on Tuesday on technical selling linked to the approaching harvest of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn drop to contract lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on Monday, weighed down by technical selling and abundant global supplies, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board […] Read more
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