Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures consolidated on Friday as the market caught its breath after pulling back from contract highs reached last week. Strong […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures take a breather
April live cattle up, but well down off highs
U.S. livestock: Pork export sales rise, profit-taking hits hog futures
Cattle futures down while beef exports up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday as profit-taking overshadowed strong U.S. export demand, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on new swine fever outbreak in China
April live cattle down, feeders up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped on Wednesday as China reported a new outbreak of a deadly pig disease, raising expectations that Chinese importers could […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs down off recent gains
April live cattle end up off five-week low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped 2.7 per cent on Tuesday as the market retreated from recent surges. Profit-taking has weighed on prices since most-active […] Read more
Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged while calves were steady to $2 higher on average. Auction barns received larger supplies of backgrounded cattle and there was […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit five-week low
Technical selling, weaker beef prices bring pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Technical selling on Monday drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest prices in more than five weeks, while lean hog futures recovered from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on end-of-month profit taking
Live cattle book biggest one-day drop since November
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped 2.9 per cent on Friday, with traders locking in profits from the rally on the last session of February. The loss, which […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs firm on follow-through buying, cash strength
U.S. beef export sales down on week
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live hog futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, hitting its highest since May 2019 on follow-through buying after […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit-up to highest since May 2019
Cattle futures bounce on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose their daily limit on Wednesday, hitting their highest in nearly two years on tight frozen stocks and expectations for strong Chinese […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise to highest since July 2019
April cattle dip to below 30-day moving average
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live hog futures rose to their highest since July 2019 on Tuesday, underpinned by strong demand. Cattle futures weakened for the fourth time […] Read more