Insights and Stories of Meredith Davis

PEDv seen pushing U.S. 2014 pork production down two per cent

Apr. 15, 2014 at 6:23 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. pork production is likely to decline about two per cent this year due to the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its monthly livestock outlook report. Live hog prices were expected to increase as a result of the pig virus, […]

USDA seen considering mandatory reports of PEDv outbreaks

Apr. 14, 2014 at 6:04 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs end firm on fund buying, higher wholesale pork

Apr. 7, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Short-covering, cash trade support CME cattle

Feb. 7, 2014 at 3:50 pm CST

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME cattle pressured by anticipation of lower cash trade

Feb. 6, 2014 at 3:48 pm CST

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Fire temporarily shuts Cargill Nebraska beef plant

Feb. 6, 2014 at 1:03 pm CST

Reuters — Cargill said its beef processing plant in Schuyler, Neb. was closed early Thursday due to a fire and an ammonia leak. The causes of the fire and ammonia leak are unknown at this time. Damage to the plant was still being assessed, but no injuries were reported, said Cargill […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge, cattle firm

Feb. 5, 2014 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped more than one per cent on Wednesday, fueled by firm cash hog prices and fund buying, traders said. Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures across a large portion of the U.S. Midwest and Plains regions also lent support to hog […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower, hogs firm

Feb. 4, 2014 at 4:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and by anticipation of softer cash prices in the near term, traders and analysts said. The CME February live cattle contract fell below the 20-day moving average, triggering some technical selling, a trader […]

By Meredith Davis

Tyson says pig virus to cut pork supply by two to four per cent

Jan. 31, 2014 at 3:47 pm CST

Reuters — Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, said Friday it expects pork supplies to drop two to four per cent this fiscal year, raising wholesale prices, as a deadly pig virus spreads through the U.S. hog belt. Heavier hogs will offset some of the loss in headcount, Jim […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end firm, hogs slip

Jan. 30, 2014 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled firm on Thursday as investors adjusted positions ahead of the government’s annual cattle inventory report that will be released on Friday, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s data to show the U.S. cattle herd likely fell for a seventh straight […]

By Meredith Davis

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