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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

By Theopolis Waters December 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday closed higher, after consolidation and short-covering ahead of Friday’s U.S. government cattle report helped the market recoup some recent losses, traders said. Analysts, on average, expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report at 11 a.m. CT to show […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

By Theopolis Waters December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle sank on Wednesday to a four-month low, hit by a selloff in live cattle futures as well as expectations for increased supplies, said traders. “You’ve got this cattle report coming out on Friday, and everybody says placement numbers are going to be up,” said JRS Consulting […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

By Theopolis Waters December 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to 66.9 cents, and below the […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

By Theopolis Waters December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased from a four-month top on Monday, pressured by uneasiness over burdensome supplies and tepid meat demand, said traders. Technical selling and futures’ premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 14 at 64.11 cents further weighed on the market, they said (all figures US$). February […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash prices fuel higher CME live cattle futures

By Theopolis Waters December 15, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up 2.3 per cent, their biggest one-day gain in over a month, after packers paid more for livestock than expected, said traders. Buy stops, short-covering and fund buying accelerated futures advances, they said. December live cattle finished 2.625 cents/lb. higher at 118.9 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound

By Theopolis Waters December 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying pared Wednesday’s losses, said traders. Expectations for steady to weaker prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday pulled futures from morning highs, they said. December live cattle finished up 0.625 cent/lb. at 116.275 cents, and […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back some Tuesday gains

By Theopolis Waters December 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday after softer wholesale beef demand and this week’s expectations for steady-to-lower cash prices erased some of Tuesday’s rally, said traders. Technical selling further weighed on CME’s live cattle market, they said. December live cattle finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to 115.65 cents […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle halt eight-session skid

By Theopolis Waters December 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday for the first session in the past nine, aided by short-covering and fund-buying, traders said. “I think that the major reason for the rally is the extreme oversold condition of the cattle futures,” said Joe Ocrant, president of Oak Investment Group. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

By Theopolis Waters December 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs drifted to a three-month bottom on Monday, in response to lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Sell stops and deferred-month future’s premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 7 at 65.48 cents further weighed on contracts. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend slide on long liquidation

By Julie Ingwersen December 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell on Friday for a seventh straight session on technical selling including fund long liquidation and uncertainty about near-term beef demand, traders said. “We have a lot of protein around right now. We have a few holidays later this month to move some of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

U.S. livestock: Cash prices fuel higher CME live cattle futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back some Tuesday gains

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle halt eight-session skid

U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend slide on long liquidation

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