Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Friday, but eased from session highs, helped by their discounts to this week’s cash prices that fell […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on cash price discount
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday following the roll by funds out of August into deferred months ahead of similar moves beginning […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid to a one-month low, pressured by concerns over possibly more supplies ahead, traders said. July ended down 0.475 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up fourth straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a winning streak to four sessions on Thursday with help from better-than-expected cash prices and firm wholesale beef values, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Wednesday, with help from expectations of steady or better cash prices […] Read more
June U.S. hog herd unexpectedly climbs to record high
Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the March-May quarter rose two per cent to a record high versus a year ago, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Technical buying rallies CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday reversed some of Monday’s losses, aided by short-covering and technical buying, traders said. Prior to Tuesday’s session, CME […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Most CME live cattle futures rise on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mostly higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering after contracts settled down their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Monday, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation sinks CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday, hit by fund selling and caution while awaiting market-ready, or cash, cattle prices by day’s end, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism underpins CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed firmer on Thursday, helped by expectations that cash prices will hold steady or rise by Friday, said traders. June […] Read more