Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies, traders said. Cattle futures also closed lower, sinking to their lowest in nearly a month. Heavy rains in key production areas were spurring producers to […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

Oct. 9, 2018 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb ahead of USDA supply report

Sep. 21, 2018 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures widely mixed on spreading

Sep. 20, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures near three-month high

Sep. 19, 2018 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on gains in cash hogs, pork prices

Sep. 18, 2018 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged over four per cent on Tuesday, rising to the highest levels in three months on support from gains in prices for hogs in cash markets and wholesale pork, traders said. A lower U.S. hog slaughter in recent days due […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled narrowly mixed on Monday, with some contracts easing slightly after prices surged to six-month highs following strong sales in cash markets late on Friday, traders said. Front-month October live cattle jumped to a peak of 113.975 cents/lb., highest since March 14, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

ADM ramps up ethanol sales in Chicago, irking rivals

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland has sold unusually high volumes of ethanol into the Chicago market since late last year as export markets dried up, driving down prices in the U.S. Midwest and angering the company’s rivals, according to traders and regulatory data. The Illinois-based global commodities […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday, for their biggest daily declines since April, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. production more than analysts expected, traders said. Wheat futures also tumbled, tracking losses in corn and on pressure from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking, lack of cash sales

Aug. 31, 2018 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased on Friday as traders locked in profits following two straight sessions of higher prices and as beef packers bought few animals in cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Expectations that meat packers might pay prices roughly steady with cattle sales of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb ahead of USDA supply report

U.S. livestock: Hog futures widely mixed on spreading

U.S. livestock: Hog futures near three-month high

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on gains in cash hogs, pork prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

ADM ramps up ethanol sales in Chicago, irking rivals

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking, lack of cash sales

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