Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, pressured by lower pork demand coinciding with larger hog supplies, analysts said. The […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens
CME cattle down despite firmer cash trade
U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit lowest in more than six months
Cash market bearish on cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its lowest since March 2 on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened Wednesday, with live cattle sagging to their lowest in three months on sluggish cash market activity, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch three-month lows
Demand from packers softening
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid to three-month lows on Tuesday, as beef demand slows, leaving cattle producers with ample supply as packer demand softens, […] Read more
Klassen: Optimistic fed cattle outlook supports feeder market
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$4 higher. Strong demand was noted on yearlings, which spilt over into the lighter weight categories. Major feedlot operators in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower as beef prices cool
Lean hogs close mostly lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday, on softening wholesale beef prices and a lack of supportive news, traders said. CME October live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up off six-session skid
Hogs up but still rangebound
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher Wednesday on short-covering after a six-session decline and expectations of firming cash cattle prices, traders said. However, the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall to lowest in three weeks
Hogs down off Monday's climb
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than three weeks on Tuesday as boxed beef prices continued to weaken amid […] Read more
Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures lift yearling market
Recent rains rejuvenate Prairie pastures
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were quoted $3 to as much as $6 higher; calf markets once again traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged depending on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle follow boxed beef lower
Feeder cattle mostly firmer, hogs lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Monday as beef prices fell and brokers worried that U.S. demand for steaks and hamburgers will decline after […] Read more