Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mostly lower on Thursday, with several key contracts notching new contract lows on nagging worries about the spread of coronavirus […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to new lows
COVID-19 continues to spook investors
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling
Commodities funds take risk-off stance due to COVID-19
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply in actively traded nearby contracts on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle extend losses
COVID-19 coronavirus continues to rattle investors
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell sharply for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as fears of a coronavirus pandemic stoked concerns about […] Read more
Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower while calves and grassers traded within $5 on either side of unchanged. Calves were extremely variable with similar weight […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs dive as coronavirus rattles markets
April live cattle, most feeder contracts close limit-down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures plunged on Monday as a surge of coronavirus cases beyond China stoked fears of U.S. meat export delays and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures firm
Cattle contracts ease
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended higher on Friday on a mild technical bounce while cattle contracts weakened. Feeder cattle contracts were under pressure from profit-taking […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs weaken on profit taking, cattle mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell from a 3-1/2 week high on Thursday on a round of mild profit-taking following four straight days of gains. Live […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally again, cattle up on cash strength
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose to their highest in 3-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as traders anticipated a long-awaited boost to demand from China, a day after the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China
Cattle market similarly hopeful
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin […] Read more
Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets
Compared to last week, yearling prices were steady to as much as $4 lower depending on the region in Western Canada. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at an average […] Read more