Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday on eroding meat packer margins and as soaring inflation raises demand concerns, traders said. […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries
Beef packer margins in negative territory
U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm as packer margins turn negative
Lean hog futures settle lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday as supplies tighten, with beef packer margins falling into the negative for the first time in years, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying
Cattle futures close mostly lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with technical buying supporting prices following the market’s bounce from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying
Live cattle also up on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark December contract fell to a 10-month low, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs up on technical buying, short-covering
Recession worries still loom large
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply
October lean hogs also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, pressured by softening cash trade across the U.S. Plains, though markets remain supported by […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME December hogs ease
U.S. hog herd shrinks; cattle futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Thursday ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s quarterly hog and pigs report, released after […] Read more
Smithfield Foods to pay US$75 million in pork price-fixing settlement
Follows similar settlement by JBS
Reuters — Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay US$75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME December hogs extend slide on long liquidation
Cattle futures down on demand concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears
Chicago live cattle end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, touching a nine-month low as fears of a […] Read more
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