Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose to their highest in 3-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as traders anticipated a long-awaited boost to demand from China, a day after the […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hogs rally again, cattle up on cash strength
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China
Cattle market similarly hopeful
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows
Plentiful hog supplies drag on futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday on bargain buying after the benchmark April contract fell to a 4-1/2-month low this week, with traders citing […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand
April live cattle up on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose modestly on Thursday on technical buying and hopes China will step up purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including pork as the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle sag on weaker cash trade
Coronavirus jitters also rattle cattle markets
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the benchmark April contract touching its lowest since late September on falling cash cattle prices and worries about […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs slip on concerns over export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Monday as optimism over export demand began to cool, and live cattle futures fell as pressure from slumping cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance for second day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a second session on follow-through buying after Thursday’s limit-up close and reminders of stepped-up Chinese demand for […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on Tyson comment, short-covering
Cattle futures follow hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily three-cent limit on Thursday after comments from a Tyson Foods executive about pork demand from China ignited a wave […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 lower on average. Values in Alberta were relatively unchanged but markets in the eastern Prairie regions appeared to trade […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog contacts firmed on Tuesday, edging off a 5-1/2-month low hit on Monday on a mild round of bargain buying. Cattle futures were mixed, with […] Read more