Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed down the maximum three cents per pound allowed under the daily price limit on Friday, pressured by steady […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle end limit-down
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas sold […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end firm after choppy session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed firm, supported by their discounts to last week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. CME […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on worries of supply increase ahead
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that unseasonably cool midsummer weather will persist into the fall and boost supply […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle fall, pressured by equities tumble
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Thursday, pulled down by the stock market’s sheer drop caused by European deflation and Argentina default worries. Wall Street investors […] Read more
Cargill, citing shrinking cattle herd, to shut Wisconsin beef plant
Reuters — Cargill Inc, one of the nation’s largest beef processors, said on Wednesday it plans to close its Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beef-processing plant on Friday, because the size of the […] Read more
LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures slump on lower cash, pork prices
CHICAGO, July 30 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Wednesday settled lower, pressured by weak prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs and pork at wholesale, traders said. August finished […] Read more
LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures fall with sagging cash prices
CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday finished lower following slumping prices for ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals, traders said. August finished 2.225 cents per lb […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Mixed CME live cattle close after hitting record high
CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Monday settled mixed on spreads after hitting a new high, fueled partly by Friday’s bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
Livestock: Healthy pastures drop U.S. June cattle placements by 6 pct
Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in June fell 6 per cent from a year ago as plentiful grazing land allowed animals to be fattened outside […] Read more