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Michael Hirtzer reports on commodity markets for Reuters from Chicago.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower after weaker cash trades, hogs mixed

By Michael Hirtzer July 30, 2018
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged lower on Monday, under pressure from weaker trades in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets that occurred after futures markets […] Read more

A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)
Crops, Markets

Canada feeds Europe’s corn appetite as tariff war shrinks U.S. sales

By Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel July 24, 2018
Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canadian corn is flowing into Europe at the fastest pace in four years, helped by retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. by the European Union that has […] Read more


(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

By Michael Hirtzer July 13, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Friday, with lean hogs sharply higher and live cattle narrowly lower in largely technically driven and spread trading, dealers said. […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer July 12, 2018
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

By Michael Hirtzer July 11, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell one per cent or more on Wednesday, extending declines on technical selling and fears reduced pork and beef exports could result in […] Read more


(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

By Michael Hirtzer July 9, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell over three per cent on Monday, weighed down by plentiful supplies and worries of weaker demand later this year due to […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs about flat in technical trading

By Michael Hirtzer July 5, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures were little changed on Thursday in technically driven trade amid a lack of fresh fundamental news following a pause […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain on pre-holiday technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer July 3, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with some hog and cattle contracts hitting multi-month peaks on technical buying ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. […] Read more


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn prices drop

By Michael Hirtzer July 2, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose to nearly four-month highs on Monday as declining feed prices boosted demand for the variety of cattle fattened and then sold […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up on better cash sales

By Michael Hirtzer June 29, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged by their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Friday, boosted by investment fund buying and better-than-expected sales in cash […] Read more

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