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U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

By Karl Plume September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as a powerful hurricane roared toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening hog production in the Carolinas, home to some of the country’s largest packing plants. Pork producer Smithfield Foods said it will be shuttering two of its hog plants in North Carolina on […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slip from three-week highs

By Karl Plume September 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Monday as early support from a swine fever outbreak in Asia and a hurricane off the U.S. East Coast faded and the market retreated from three-week highs. Technical selling in the overbought hog futures market added pressure. “The market is running out of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: October hogs limit up on cash prices, swine fever fear

By Karl Plume September 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged on Thursday on rising cash hog prices and growing concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange October futures closed up the daily three-cent-per-pound trading limit, aided by technical buying in the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly up on worry over swine fever in China

By Karl Plume September 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday on firm cash hog prices and concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, traders said. But the market closed below session highs and some contracts settled below prior-day levels as the impact […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on fund buying, strong beef demand

By Karl Plume September 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed more than one per cent on Tuesday, fueled by fund buying on the first trading day of the month and strong demand for beef, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange October live cattle finished 1.1 cents higher at 109.875 cents/lb. while December futures added 1.425 cents […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking, lack of cash sales

By Michael Hirtzer August 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased on Friday as traders locked in profits following two straight sessions of higher prices and as beef packers bought few animals in cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Expectations that meat packers might pay prices roughly steady with cattle sales of about $109/cwt a week ago […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly higher on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer August 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were narrowly higher on Wednesday, lifted by light technical buying as traders awaited deals in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures were slightly lower and lean hogs were mixed, with fresh news relatively scant. Most-active CME October live cattle ticked up […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs ease on weak cash markets, spreading

By Michael Hirtzer August 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by weaker prices in cash hog markets and spreading as the market gave back a portion of the steep gains notched on Monday, traders and analysts said. Hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday jumped by their three-cent daily price limit […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on U.S.-Mexico deal, China swine fever

By Michael Hirtzer August 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged by their daily three-cent price limit on Monday, buoyed by hopes of increased U.S. pork exports following news of a trade deal with top importer Mexico, traders said. Hog futures were further supported by the outbreak of African swine fever in China, which has […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down for 3rd day

By Julie Ingwersen August 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures fell Friday for a third straight session, with the benchmark CME October contract notching a six-week low on disappointing cash cattle values, traders said. Slaughter-ready cattle traded Thursday at $109 per cwt in Texas and Kansas, down from $109 to $110.50 last week. Some traders had been […] Read more

Tag Archives hog futures — page 35

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slip from three-week highs

U.S. livestock: October hogs limit up on cash prices, swine fever fear

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly up on worry over swine fever in China

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on fund buying, strong beef demand

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking, lack of cash sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly higher on technical buying

U.S. livestock: Hogs ease on weak cash markets, spreading

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on U.S.-Mexico deal, China swine fever

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down for 3rd day

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