Chicago | Reuters — Short-covering lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder futures on Tuesday, analysts said, extending a recovery from springtime lows reached last week. The markets were […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME cattle after recent decline
The U.S. hog market traded sideways on Tuesday
Klassen: Cash feeder prices soften on futures market uncertainty
Supplies are higher than expected as consumers reign in spending
The live and feeder cattle futures appear to be incorporating a risk discount due to the uncertainty in demand. Consumers are pulling in the reigns on spending. Interest rates are at 40 year highs and inflation remains elevated. Larger supplies and lower demand results in lower prices.
Third-quarter profit plunges for JBS
Low U.S. pork prices, beef margins and global chicken glut cited
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacker, reported an 86 per cent drop in third-quarter net income compared to a year ago on Monday, sliding to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle up off last week’s sell-off
Lean hog futures also turn higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder futures advanced on Monday in a rebound from recent declines to multi-month lows. Short-covering helped boost the markets, as […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm
Lean hogs up with pork cutout
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended the week mixed on Friday, as traders and analysts said technical and algorithmic trading sent contract prices whipsawing […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle sell-off sends nearby contracts plunging
CME hogs mixed in choppy trade
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, amid fund liquidation, growing concern over consumer demand and signs of prices falling in the cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally late in session on technical buying
Hogs down on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures saw a choppy day of trading on Wednesday, before rallying later in the session on short-covering and technical buying, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to May lows
CME December hogs continue higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to their lowest prices since May on Tuesday on fund liquidation and profit-taking, traders said. Follow-through selling pressured the markets after losses […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle slide on concerns over beef demand
Chicago December lean hogs settle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than a week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on concerns about the risk for […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures down on profit-taking
Cash hog values seen softer
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures closed lower on Friday, retreating on a round of profit-taking after the benchmark December contract rose to its highest level […] Read more
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