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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on weak cash market

By Karl Plume October 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. lean hog futures fell for the sixth time in seven sessions on Thursday, pressured by weak cash hog prices and disappointing export data that showed minimal new sales of U.S. pork to China. Ample supplies of hogs and higher average slaughter weights have swelled pork supplies while demand from China, […] Read more

CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, extending a five-week rally tied to expectations of strong prices this week for cattle in the cash market, traders said. “Cash is $1-$2 higher every week, better than what people anticipated,” said Scott Varilek, a broker at Kooima and Kaemingk Commodities Inc. […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, demand hopes

By Tom Polansek September 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures touched a two-month high on Monday on technical buying and hopes for more export sales to China, brokers said. Traders are waiting for confirmation of Chinese buying as the Asian nation is struggling with an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig disease that has decimated its […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on big U.S. supply

By Tom Polansek September 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures retreated on Thursday under pressure from large supplies and as some traders were disappointed with the size of pork export sales confirmed to China, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the world’s biggest pork consumer and hog producer bought 3,375 tonnes of pork from Sept. […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week high on talk of Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek September 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures climbed to their highest prices in more than a week on Wednesday on talk about Chinese buying, traders said. U.S. President Donald Trump said the Chinese were making big agricultural purchases from the United States, including of beef and pork, and that a deal to end a nearly […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

By Tom Polansek September 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures touched six-week highs and feeder cattle exceeded seven-week highs on Tuesday as traders projected cash prices will remain steady or rise, after strengthening last week. Feeder cattle are trading above where they were before a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse last month removed a key buyer […] Read more

CME October 2019 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

By Julie Ingwersen September 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell their daily limit on Friday, dipping to the lowest level since 2016 as traders reacted to weak cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down from $103 last week (all […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

By Julie Ingwersen September 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are going to wait for the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

By Julie Ingwersen August 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by strong wholesale beef demand ahead of the Labour Day holiday weekend, analysts said. Retailers are stocking their meat cases this week ahead of the Labour Day holiday on Sept. 2, while a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse […] Read more

China’s demand for U.S. pork so far has been disappointing, analysts say.
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

By Tom Polansek August 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended their decline on Friday, with the most active contract touching its lowest price in nine months under pressure from large supplies and the worsening U.S.-China trade war. Cattle futures also weakened. China on Friday vowed to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt […] Read more

Tag Archives cash cattle — page 13

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on weak cash market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, demand hopes

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on big U.S. supply

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week high on talk of Chinese buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

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