Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday as tight hog supplies and strong demand fueled gains for the fifth time in six sessions. The […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on tight supplies, good demand
April live cattle up, March feeder cattle lower
U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures end lower
Prices take pause off contract highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, retreating as traders paused to book profits after the benchmark contracts in both markets climbed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash prices, slaughter pace support CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and rising slaughter rates amid seasonally tightening cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures hit contract highs
U.S. storm could drag on livestock transport
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, with most contract months setting life-of-contract highs on fund-driven buying and worries […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market establishes short-term stability
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Steady demand was noted on 800-plus-pound cattle, but calves and lighter weights experienced softer buying […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on rising slaughter pace
Hogs up in rangebound trade
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit the highest in nearly a month on Monday, supported by an improving U.S. slaughter pace and signs of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures up with daily slaughter levels
Hogs up on technical buying, cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Friday as daily processing levels began to rebound, a sign that COVID-related staffing woes may be easing, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on profit-taking, technical selling
Faster slaughter pace drags on cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday, dragged by technical selling and profit-taking following a recent rally to contract highs. Tight U.S. hog supplies […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on improved slaughter pace
Lean hogs down on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Wednesday on technical buying and as rising U.S. slaughter rates eased concerns about cattle supply backups. Cattle […] Read more
Transport strains pile on drought-induced feed shortages
Importing U.S. corn not cheap
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten […] Read more