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U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

By Tom Polansek August 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in a war of tit-for-tat tariffs with China. Feeder cattle futures also slumped, and live cattle traded higher. American hog farmers […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

By Tom Polansek July 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China trade talks ended with no apparent signs of progress. Cattle futures also slumped as widespread selling hit U.S. agricultural markets on the last day of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries

By Tom Polansek July 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended losses on Tuesday, with U.S.-China trade concerns helping to push prices to their lowest levels in about two weeks. China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and other farm products last year as part of the two nations’ ongoing dispute, hurting exports […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop by daily limit in retreat from gains

By Tom Polansek July 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures stumbled on Monday, with technical selling and profit-taking knocking the hog market to its lowest price levels in more than a week. Traders said the market was ready for a setback after most-active October hogs climbed more than 20 per cent from a four-month low […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week nearly flat, as hog futures inch up

By P.J. Huffstutter July 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended the week near previous levels, as funds took some profits on deferred cattle positions and cash trade remained light. Cash cattle prices were steady to up $1 in Iowa and Nebraska on Friday, with prices at $114 to $116, traders said. Meanwhile, hog […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as hog futures rally chills

By P.J. Huffstutter July 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures had a mixed day of trading on Thursday as a dearth of cash trade fueled more selling of nearby live cattle contracts and buying of the deferred months, traders said. The recent rally on hog futures continued to cool, as the market corrected after a […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as rally on hog futures slows

By P.J. Huffstutter July 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures ended the day mixed, with a lack of buying interest and light cash trade prompting dealers on Wednesday to sell their nearby live cattle contracts and buy the deferred months, traders said. Meanwhile, hog traders also took a cue from the cash market, as signs of an […] Read more

Live cattle futures were lifted by expectations of herd expansion slowing. Photo: File

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

By P.J. Huffstutter July 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures inched upward on Monday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, lean hog futures faced choppy trading on Monday as the market wrestles with continued expectations for – but no clear signs yet […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

By Julie Ingwersen July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday and the most-active August contract recorded its biggest weekly gain since April, supported by expectations of thinning U.S. hog supplies, traders said. A glut of hogs has hung over the futures market for months, but traders see supplies starting to […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end lower

By Julie Ingwersen July 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell about three per cent on Thursday on sluggish cash markets, traders said, retreating after a two-session surge that lifted the August contract to a near-three-week high a day earlier. CME August lean hogs settled down 2.55 cents at 79.175 cents/lb., one day after […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop by daily limit in retreat from gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week nearly flat, as hog futures inch up

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as hog futures rally chills

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as rally on hog futures slows

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end lower

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