Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying in the technically oversold market, said traders. They said funds helped […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs
Klassen: Feeder market holds values through volatility
Buyers kept a respectful distance from the market early in the week. Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were lackadaisical due to the bearish sentiment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs end quarter mostly higher on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — The bulk of Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts on Friday finished higher in the final trading session for the quarter, ignited by fund buying and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly lower before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Short-covering pulls up CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed some of their recent losses, with strength from technical buying and investors who covered previously held short […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled about two per cent on Monday after government data on Friday showed bigger-than-expected placements of cattle on feed in August. […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market maintains upward momentum
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $8 higher. Strong gains in the live and feeder cattle futures, along with the softer […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle hit one-month high ahead of USDA data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped to the highest levels in over a month on Friday, lifted by technical buying and expectations for bullish government supply data […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures fell sharply to a contract low on Thursday, weighed down by a months-long decline in cash prices and abundant […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their biggest gains in 11 months on Wednesday, boosted by optimism for higher cash cattle prices and technical buying, […] Read more