Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by tightening cattle supplies and strong cash trade that continue to push front-month futures to near eight-year […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm, tight supplies underpin
Hogs up off 13-month lows
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease off highest since 2015
Hogs up off lowest since late 2021
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Tuesday, snapping an 11-session streak of gains on a profit-taking setback after hitting their highest in more than seven […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend winning streak
Front-month live cattle, feeders hit highest since 2015; lean hogs down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the 11th session in a row on Monday, hitting their highest in more than seven years as tight supplies […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle climb as smaller U.S. herd attracts spec buyers
Chicago lean hogs close mostly higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set life-of-contract highs on Friday as a government report this week showing reduced U.S. cattle supplies continued to inspire speculative […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease off contract highs
Chicago lean hog values retreat
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits, one day after the benchmark April contract set a life-of-contract […] Read more
U.S. livestock: April live cattle down slightly
U.S. cattle inventory report shows steep decline; lean hogs also lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to new contract highs early in the session before settling slightly lower on Tuesday, as traders assessed U.S. cattle inventory levels […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on strong cash trade
Cattle inventory report due out Tuesday; CME hogs end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on Monday, supported by strengthening cash trade and in anticipation of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s biannual cattle inventory report, due out […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on plentiful supplies
Live cattle steady to weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased on Friday, with ample supplies weighing on prices due to a heavy pace of slaughter this year. Live cattle futures were steady […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off lowest since December 2021
Cattle futures down with cash markets
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Thursday as strength in cash markets and rising export demand sparked a round of bargain buying after prices hit their lowest […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit lowest since late 2021
Ballooning supplies an issue; cattle futures mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell to their lowest in more than a year on Wednesday, with plentiful supplies and weak export demand weighing on prices, […] Read more