Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday after short-covering and bargain hunting snapped a three-day losing streak, traders said. August live cattle ended 2.425 cents per lb […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rally before USDA report
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures plunge to five-year low on supply worries
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slumped to a five-year low in anticipation of increased supplies that could further pressure wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lower cash, beef prices again sink CME live cattle futures
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures’ extended their losses on Wednesday from the previous session, led by the morning’s lower cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. August live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Technical selloff upends CME live cattle futures
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Tuesday, undercut by technical-related selling that wiped out Monday’s gains, traders said. They said August futures led losers after […] Read more
U.S. pork packing plant boom may boost hog prices
Chicago / Reuters – The U.S. pork industry could be heading for higher hog prices as processing plants come on line at an unprecedented rate with packers investing millions of dollars […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early selling
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled higher on Monday after short-covering and futures’ discounts to late last week’s cash prices offset early-session losses, traders said. August […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund selloff reverses CME live cattle rally
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Friday, after fund liquidation and lower expected cash prices later in the day pared Thursday’s market gains, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as funds roll
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures gained for a second consecutive session on Thursday, supported by technical buying and the roll by funds out of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday after bargain hunting and short-covering snapped the market’s two-day losing streak, traders said. “I think […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Supply worries again sink CME live cattle to five-year low
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday sank to a five-year low for a second straight session in anticipation of weak cash prices by Friday, […] Read more