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U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag for sixth straight session

By Julie Ingwersen December 8, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by fund-driven long liquidation, falling cash cattle prices and softening wholesale beef demand, traders said. “Fund liquidation continues be a factor in the meat complex, although lower product prices are adding justification for the selling at […] Read more

A bacon-wrapped pork chop. (PorkBeInspired.com)

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U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

By Theopolis Waters December 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished lower on Wednesday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Fund liquidation further weighed on the market, they said. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, ended down 0.45 cent/lb. at 63.825 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded February closed 1.55 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle down on fund selloff

By Theopolis Waters December 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday were led lower by fund liquidation after contracts slipped beneath chart support levels, said traders. CME live cattle market selling, and as much as $5/cwt lower cash feeder cattle prices, pressured the market, they said (all figures US$). January feeder cattle closed 2.125 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters December 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid lower Monday, led by the prospect that packers might pay less for supplies later this week, said traders. December live cattle finished down 0.85 cent/lb. at 116.375 cents, and February ended 0.8 cent lower at 121.175 cents (all figures US$). Last week packers in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down on long liquidation

By Julie Ingwersen December 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell to a one-month low on Friday on fund-driven long liquidation and worries about declines on Wall Street, while hog futures firmed in largely technical trade, traders and analysts said. Live cattle fell despite higher wholesale beef values. Choice-grade wholesale beef prices rose $1.35, to $205.99/cwt. February live […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

By Julie Ingwersen November 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high on technical selling and a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showing a jump in average hog weights in Iowa and southern Minnesota, analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures rose on short-covering and bullish macroeconomic data. Live […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs at three-week high on fund buying, spreading

By Michael Hirtzer November 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to a three-week high on Tuesday, extending gains from recent days on speculation prices would rise higher next month and on calendar spreading, traders and analysts said. Live cattle were narrowly lower and feeder cattle futures slightly higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in technically driven […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as cash prices seen rising

By Karl Plume November 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday as profitable packer margins and firm beef prices fueled expectations that cash cattle would trade at higher prices this week. December live cattle finished up 1.25 cents/lb. at 119.825 cents after holding chart-based support at the 50-day moving average around 118.675 (all […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters November 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday were weakened by profit-taking during a shortened session following the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday. CME livestock markets closed early at 12:15 p.m. CT and will resume on Monday at 8:30 a.m. CT. Technical selling, and potential cattle supply growth ahead, further weighed on […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

By Theopolis Waters November 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled higher on Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering before the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. CME livestock markets will be closed for Thursday’s holiday, but resume on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT and close early at 12:15 p.m. CT. December hogs ended […] Read more

Tag Archives hog futures — page 53

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag for sixth straight session

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle down on fund selloff

U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down on long liquidation

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

U.S. livestock: Hogs at three-week high on fund buying, spreading

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as cash prices seen rising

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

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