Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained modestly on Monday, helped by short-covering and deferred-month buying pegged to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs close firm after USDA report
USDA hog report confirms active herd growth as PED fears ease
Reuters — The U.S. hog herd grew seven per cent during the December-February quarter versus the same period last year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday, reflecting […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs mixed before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled narrowly mixed Friday on positioning prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce with pork price, live cattle sag
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Thursday, driven partly by short-covering following a spike in wholesale pork values, traders said. April closed 1.15 cent […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses after beef price hike
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday for the first time in seven days as investors took profits, but sharply higher wholesale beef values minimized […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher for a sixth consecutive session on Tuesday, partly led by a bounce in wholesale beef prices, traders said. April […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up again on cash prices, USDA report
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher for a fifth straight session on Monday, fuelled by last week’s better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. Packers paid […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed firm on Friday, partly on positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Analysts […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit five-year low as supply trumps demand
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank to their lowest level in five years on Thursday, given ample supplies versus slack pork demand, said traders and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with April and June up by the three-cents-per-pound price limit, led partly by their discounts […] Read more