Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday, buoyed by spreading and technical buying despite a downturn in wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. Live […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on technical buying; hogs lower
U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound from 2-week low on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, rebounding from an early two-week low on support from calendar spreading and short-covering, traders and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble on ample supplies, weak cash market
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago lean hog futures fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday, under pressure from abundant supplies and weaker prices in the Midwestern cash hog market, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tumble on demand worries, spreading
Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2-month low on Monday, sagging on worries of reduced demand for beef and cattle in cash markets, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets
Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle futures jump on short covering, positioning
Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures rallied on month-end short covering and position squaring on Wednesday, with the nearby contract hitting its highest price in almost eight months, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on concerns over increasing supplies
Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Tuesday and feeder cattle futures fell to seven-week lows on worries about […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gained as much as 1.7 percent on Monday, rising on technical buying and calendar spreading despite weaker prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day. Strengthening cash beef […] Read more