Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

Sep. 22, 2017 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week. Cattle placements rose about three per cent from August in 2016, USDA said. Analysts polled by […]

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying

Sep. 20, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

Sep. 19, 2017 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Hog futures had tumbled to a roughly 11-month low on Wednesday, before stabilizing […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to an 11-month low in a bear-spreading selloff linked to big U.S. hog supplies and declines in cash markets, traders said. Live cattle futures also eased on spreading and worries beef packers might be hesitant to pay higher prices […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as investors consolidated positions ahead of a government livestock and crop report due on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. Some live cattle contracts eked out small gains following modestly higher […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest

Aug. 29, 2017 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows for the fifth straight session on Tuesday on technical selling linked to the approaching harvest of a bumper U.S. crop, traders and analysts said. CBOT wheat futures also notched life-of-contract lows before reversing slightly higher on […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn drop to contract lows

Aug. 28, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on Monday, weighed down by technical selling and abundant global supplies, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade September wheat futures fell about 2.4 per cent, settling down 9-1/2 cents at $4, in a bear-spreading decline […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn drop to contract lows

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