Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking
Hogs also down off early strength
Brazil’s JBS reboots plan to list shares in New York
International meat packer hopes for access to lower-cost capital
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, on Wednesday proposed listing its shares in New York, hoping the move will bring its multiples closer to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise
August live cattle touch new contract high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, bouncing after a three-session slide as wholesale pork prices rose and cash hog prices firmed, traders […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs
Higher borrowing costs offset lower feed prices
For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values
Hogs settle lower off recent highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Monday on follow-though buying from Friday and carry-over strength from last week’s strong cash cattle market. […] Read more
Editorial: Cultivated meat no competition
For the past several months, I’ve been following registered dietician Diana Rodgers on LinkedIn. She’s the executive director of Global Food Justice Alliance, an organization whose mandate is to advocate […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on firmer cash market
Hogs down on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday on tight fed cattle supplies and higher cash market sales in the central U.S. Plains and western […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market
Lean hog futures mostly higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower
Current-year hog futures higher
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a turn lower in resumed trading Wednesday while near-month hogs turned higher. Most-active August live cattle came back off the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm on choppy corn trade
Live cattle, lean hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Monday, as corn prices faced a choppy trading day at the start […] Read more
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