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U.S. livestock: CME nearby live cattle firm, deferred months weak

Apr. 16, 2018 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly weaker on Monday, with traders locking in profits after prices rose on Friday. Lingering concerns over a snowstorm that covered northern areas of the Midwest and Plains provided support to some nearby contracts, a trader said. But overall, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle mixed, hogs firmer

Apr. 13, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

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U.S. to take another look at Pacific trade pact

Apr. 12, 2018 at 11:49 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close higher

Apr. 12, 2018 at 7:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm CDT

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Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

Apr. 9, 2018 at 3:01 pm CDT

Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its US$62.5 billion bid to acquire Monsanto by agreeing to sell additional assets, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on profit-taking

Apr. 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned lower on Friday after profit-taking and fund liquidation gave back some of the market’s gains over the past two days, said traders. U.S. stocks’ plunge over trade war fears unnerved CME livestock investors still digesting Monday’s Chinese tariff hike on […]

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U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME live cattle higher

Apr. 5, 2018 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose sharply for a second straight day on Thursday, driven by short covering and fund buying, said traders. Investors, for now, are focused more on what packers will pay for cattle in the near term than a potential trade war with […]

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Trump proposes US$100 billion more in new tariffs on China

Apr. 5, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had instructed U.S. trade officials to consider US$100 billion in additional tariffs on China, fueling an already heated trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump said in a statement the further tariffs were being considered “in […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off China beef tariff news

Apr. 4, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, after bargain buying reversed earlier losses following China’s proposed tariff increase on U.S. beef, said traders. China listed beef and other U.S. goods that may incur a 25 per cent duty by the end of May if […]

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