Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged on Thursday as cash cattle traded as high as US$180/cwt in Texas and Kansas, up to US$9 higher than […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soar as cash prices explode
Lean hog futures mostly lower
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs bounce on short-covering
Cattle futures up with beef prices, tighter supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark July lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped nearly five per cent on Wednesday, extending their two-day rally to 11 per cent on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit-up on bargain buying
Cash and beef values lift cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday, rebounding from Friday’s life-of-contract lows on a round of bargain-buying and short-covering toward the end […] Read more
Olymel to idle multiple Prairie hog barns
Packer cites 'continued financial losses' in sector
Pork packer Olymel is preparing to dial back its hog production in Western Canada by shuttering six of its sow units in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Olymel, the agrifood arm of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs down 10 per cent on week
Feeder cattle down on corn rally
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures dropped to contract lows again on Friday, as poor demand for U.S. pork continued to depress prices. The losses heap more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to contract lows
Cattle futures up with beef sales, tight supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to contract lows on Thursday, as excess supplies and sluggish demand for U.S. pork fueled losses for a fifth consecutive […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures weak on bearish supplies
Chicago cattle futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, with a large supply base pressuring the market. Cattle contracts were […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling
Cattle trade sees pressure from rising corn futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Tuesday on technical selling as the market moved closer to values in the cash market, traders said. Cattle contracts […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes
CME cattle futures also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures sank to contract lows on Monday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies and weak demand for pork at grocery […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally
Hog futures slide to new lows; USDA cattle report seen as neutral
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Friday in a bout of technical trading, as cash prices remained relatively steady and investors positioned themselves ahead of […] Read more