Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday finished lower, pulled down by softer cash hog and wholesale pork prices, traders said. August finished 1.375 cents per lb lower […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: CME hog futures slide on weaker cash, pork prices
LIVESTOCK: CME hogs drop 3-cent price limit as funds sell off
Chicago/Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday closed down the 3-cents per lb maximum daily price limit in the wake of fund liquidation, traders said. August ended […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle jump about 2 pct on record beef prices
Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose almost 2 per cent on Tuesday, fueled by short-covering in response to record-high beef prices, traders said. Tuesday morning’s wholesale price […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: Beef price surge extends CME live cattle advances
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight session, fuelled by sharply higher wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle finished 1.325 cents per lb higher […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle climb following beef price rebound
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday, driven by short-covering after wholesale beef prices ended their recent downtrend, traders said. Thursday morning’s wholesale price for choice beef […] Read more
LIVESTOCK: Slowed beef demand weakens CME live cattle futures
Chicago/Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Wednesday pared Tuesday’s gains following lower trending wholesale beef prices, suggesting demand may have peaked in the near term, traders said. Wednesday morning’s […] Read more
Livestock — Strong cash, pork prices lift CME hog futures
Chicago|Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Monday closed higher, supported by strong prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs and wholesale pork values, traders said. Monday morning’s average hog […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher after volatile action, stirred by short-covering following recent market losses pegged to fund selling and sagging […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price drop rattles CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday fell for a fourth straight day, pressured by lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation sinks CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed lower, pressured by fund liquidation that erased short-covering advances early in the session, traders said. More selling […] Read more