Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted modest losses on Monday as worries about potential deliveries weighed, traders said. Monday is the first notice day for live cattle deliveries against […] Read more
Chicago live cattle futures slip on delivery worries
Fund buying extends Chicago hog futures’ gains
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Friday gained for a third day in a row as fund buying stirred short-covering, traders and analysts said. Spot October hogs’ discount to the most […] Read more
Fund buying lifts Chicago hog futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose for a second straight day on Thursday on fund buying that sparked short-covering, traders and analysts said. Spot-October’s discount to CME’s most recent hog […] Read more
Active spread trading lifts Chicago hog futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs settled moderately higher on Wednesday, supported by the market’s discount to cash and by traders who periodically bought deferred months and sold October futures. CME spot […] Read more
Bearish USDA report sinks U.S. hog futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures finished lower on Monday, led by last Friday’s bearish U.S. government quarterly hogs report, traders and analysts said. Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed […] Read more
U.S. hog futures rise ahead of USDA report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Friday settled higher as investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report, to be issued Friday at 2 p.m. CT. […] Read more
Profit-taking guides U.S. hog futures lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed lower on Thursday on profit-taking in response to steady to lower cash hog prices, traders and analysts said. October hog futures finished down 0.9 […] Read more
Report positioning extends U.S. hog futures gains
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday gained for a third day in row as investors adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hogs report on Friday, […] Read more
Chicago hog futures rise as pig virus sparks buying
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures finished up more than two per cent Tuesday on speculative buying tied to the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PEDv) pig virus, traders and […] Read more
CME to halt delivery of cattle given Zilmax
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will no longer accept delivery of cattle fed the growth additive Zilmax on Oct. 7, to conform with exchange guidelines for deliveries against CME live cattle […] Read more