Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures marked a new high for a third straight session as tight supplies continued to drive up prices for market-ready hogs, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash prices again spike CME hogs to new high
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise with cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, boosted by short-covering following better-than-expected prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. “Futures played catch up […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high on supply fears, PEDv
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday hit a new high, with April closing up the three-cent limit, as prices for slaughter-ready hogs climbed fueled by […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on hopes for cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose on Wednesday, driven by anticipation of higher cash prices this week, traders said. For now, there is more confidence in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs peak at new high in volatile action
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Tuesday reached a new high for a second straight session as buying pegged to a deadly pig virus offset profit-taking, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Pig virus, supply fears lift CME hogs to new highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures marked a new high on Monday, with some trading months up by their three-cent price limit, led by record-high wholesale pork […] Read more
PEDv-related supply woes drive U.S. hogs up 6.5 per cent
Chicago | Reuters — Hog futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surged 6.5 per cent this week on tightening U.S. supplies as a deadly pig virus sweeps the country, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures settle mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Monday as investors bought the February contract and sold deferred months as they priced in last week’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters rattle hog futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures retreated on Monday, led by profit-taking in anticipation of weaker cash prices in the near term, traders and analysts said. The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as beef prices plunge
Hog futures mostly up on speculative buying Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted modest losses on Friday, but were up from session lows, dragged by retreating […] Read more