Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, lifted by rising prices for market-ready cattle in the cash market, traders said. Cash […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as cash markets surge
Firm cash prices also supportive in hogs
Hog sector to focus on margins in face of outside volatility
'Counter-cyclical' moves seen in markets
MarketsFarm — The hog sector has found itself caught up in the general uncertainty of many commodity and financial markets — making it more difficult than normal to predict where […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle tumble on worries of waning demand
Hogs up off recent lows
Chicago | Reuters — Concerns about red-hot U.S. inflation knocked down Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures on Monday, as rising prices threaten beef demand, analysts said. […] Read more
Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules
The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures consolidate near peaks
Chicago hog futures fall
Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures stabilized near recent highs on Thursday, with strong cash markets and a round of speculative buying underpinning prices. Hog futures fell as […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on concerns about supplies
July lean hogs turn lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Wednesday, supported by technical buying and signs of tightening supplies in the cash market, traders said. On a continuous […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by good export prospects and strength in the cash market, traders said. Hog futures firmed on a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn prices rise
Supply outlook also a concern
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday, pressured by ample supplies and concerns about feed costs due to high corn prices, traders said. Hog […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle touch three-week highs
July lean hogs close lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped a three-week high in the most-active contract on Friday before ending lower amid pre-weekend profit-taking, analysts said. Feeder cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong demand
Lean hogs mixed near unchanged
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by steady cash prices across the U.S. Plains, as well as strength in consumer beef […] Read more
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