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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after U.S. government data showed last week’s slaughter was bigger than the previous week’s, despite a fire that shuttered a Kansas beef plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the weekly U.S. cattle slaughter through Saturday at 651,000 head, up from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from uncertainty about potential purchases from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday, pressured by big supplies that overwhelmed any optimism about news that China made its biggest purchases of U.S. pork in seven weeks, traders said. The world’s largest pork consumer bought 10,211 tonnes of U.S. pork between Aug. 2-8 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, with deferred months mostly higher on bargain buying after hitting multiyear lows on Tuesday. But nearby live cattle contracts continued to weaken. The front-month contract hit its lowest level since October 2016 on expectations that the shutdown of a major beef […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday in choppy trading as investors weighed rising pork prices against weak cash hog values and rising concerns about pork exports to China. Spread trading steered some contracts up sharply while others, including actively traded October and December futures, retreated. “Spreads […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures posted strong gains for a second consecutive session Thursday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying following the market’s recent drop. Rising pork prices and solid pork exports supported the market, largely diluting concerns over U.S. trade tensions with China, the world’s top hog and […] Read more
CME October 2019 lean hogs (candlesticks) and October live cattle (line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures swung wildly on Monday, with the most-active October lean hog futures going nearly limit-up and -down in the same trading session, amid growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, and that China […] Read more

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