Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday as the threat of meat inspector furloughs, which could shut beef plants, contributed to profit taking, analysts and traders […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures sag; sequester weighs
Surging beef prices boost U.S. live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Monday after recent wintry weather in the U.S. Plains trimmed cattle supplies and pushed up wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts […] Read more
U.S. live cattle rise on report, winter storm
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for a third straight day on Monday following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle-on-feed report last Friday, traders and analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. cattle placements up first time in eight months
The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January rose for the first time in eight months, a government report showed on Friday, a sign that the worst drought […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures rally before USDA report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures turned higher on Friday, driven by supportive domestic and wholesale beef demand that stirred short-covering, traders and analysts said. CME live cattle rose […] Read more
U.S. hog futures hit two-month low as cash prices slide
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended losses for a fourth straight session on Thursday as lower cash hog prices weighed, analysts and traders said. Losses in the corn market […] Read more
Fund liquidation drops U.S. live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures slumped Wednesday on active fund liquidation and disappointing preliminary cash cattle prices, analysts and traders said. "Funds, not just in the cattle but […] Read more
U.S. hog futures drop amid China pork testing move
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures closed down sharply on Tuesday as lower cash hog prices and requests by China for extra testing of U.S. pork for a feed additive […] Read more
China seeks extra testing of U.S. pork
China wants a third party to verify beginning March 1 that U.S. pork shipped to the country is free of ractopamine, a feed additive that promotes lean muscle growth, a […] Read more
U.S. hogs end mixed, biggest weekly drop in four months
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures settled mixed on Friday as investors squared positions ahead of the three-day U.S. Presidents’ Day holiday weekend. But lower cash hog values handed CME […] Read more