Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rallied by as much as the daily three-cent trading limit on Tuesday in an end-of-month and end-of-quarter profit-taking bounce following a steep […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump in end-of-month, -quarter rebound
Lean hog futures up in most months
U.S. livestock: April hogs limit down, cattle ease
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on Monday sank by an expanded daily limit and cattle futures weakened on increased concerns that slaughterhouses will close due to the […] Read more
The challenge of raising beef and dairy in a desert
Science Notes: Irrigation to feed crops for cattle in western U.S. drops river levels
Humans are using freshwater resources faster than they can be naturally replenished. In the western United States, for example, water extractions from the Colorado River have exceeded total river flow, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures dive as volatile trade continues
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Friday, with several contracts falling the expanded daily limit of 4.5 U.S. cents/lb. on worries about a slowdown in demand […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down as grocery panic eases
Widespread layoffs raise concern over beef demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell their daily three-cent limit on Thursday on signs that a consumer meat-buying frenzy has cooled, allowing traders to re-focus on plentiful […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end mostly lower
Hogs also ease as rally pauses
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark June live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday for the first time in five sessions as the market paused after […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle limit up on beef demand, strong packer margins
Cash hog prices up, pork cutout down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled up their expanded daily limit on Tuesday as traders continued to react to soaring profit margins for beef packers that should […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to seven days earlier, Alberta feeder prices were unchanged to $5 lower; however, the markets in northern […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up as beef prices surge
Hog futures also limit up, following cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose their daily limit on Monday, lifted by strong packer margins, rising wholesale beef prices and expectations of higher cash cattle prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on cash market strength
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Friday on a spate of technical buying as the market tried to recover from its steep discount to the cash market, […] Read more
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