Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a new high in the front-month contract on Monday on technical buying and concerns over tightening U.S. supplies, analysts […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME August live cattle touch new high
Hogs lower as China books higher pork output
U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher
Chicago lean hog futures mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Friday amid a flurry of technical trading, even as beef prices continued to see a seasonal downturn, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise
Cattle futures end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by rising wholesale pork prices and firm cash hog values, traders said. The U.S. Department […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking
Hogs also down off early strength
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn […] Read more
Alberta lifts feeder loan guarantee limit
Amendment boosts individual limit by 50 per cent
Alberta has boosted the limit on the size of loan available under its Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program, aiming to help producers keep up against rising livestock prices. An order […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise
August live cattle touch new contract high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, bouncing after a three-session slide as wholesale pork prices rose and cash hog prices firmed, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values
Hogs settle lower off recent highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Monday on follow-though buying from Friday and carry-over strength from last week’s strong cash cattle market. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on firmer cash market
Hogs down on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday on tight fed cattle supplies and higher cash market sales in the central U.S. Plains and western […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market
Lean hog futures mostly higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower
Current-year hog futures higher
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a turn lower in resumed trading Wednesday while near-month hogs turned higher. Most-active August live cattle came back off the […] Read more