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U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop with cash, wholesale pork prices

Mar. 5, 2015 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs turned lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April and June closed 1.175 cents per pound lower at 66.825 cents and 77.45 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Wholesale pork prices slumped $1.49 to $68.49 per […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs veer sharply higher

Mar. 4, 2015 at 4:23 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking sinks CME live cattle, hogs

Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices

Mar. 2, 2015 at 4:52 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound with pork prices

Feb. 27, 2015 at 6:24 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking breaks CME hogs’ six-day win streak

Feb. 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell on Thursday for the first time in seven days, pressured by profit-taking on the eve of February’s final trading day, traders said. April futures closed 2.175 cents per pound lower at 67.15 cents, with May down 2.6 cents at 79.3 […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs post more gains on cash prices

Feb. 25, 2015 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs posted their sixth straight higher settlement on Wednesday as prices for market-ready (cash) hogs edged upward, traders said. April futures closed 0.75 cent per pound higher at 69.325 cents, and May up 2.85 cents at 81.9 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with cash prices

Feb. 24, 2015 at 3:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hogs rose for a fifth session in a row on Tuesday, helped by short-covering in response to rising prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. April futures closed 0.25 cent per pound higher at 68.575 cents, and May up 0.8 cent, […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on cash prices, port dispute end

Feb. 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Monday on strong cash prices and the resumption of cargo loading following Friday’s West Coast port labour agreement, traders said. CME hogs drew more support from the dockworker deal because the U.S. exports more pork than beef and […]

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Swollen U.S. meat inventories mirror strong demand headwinds

Feb. 20, 2015 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Slumping demand for meat on the U.S. West and East Coasts boosted pork, beef and chicken inventories to some of their highest levels in years, analysts said following Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly cold storage report. Meat processors and grocers normally stash hams in freezers […]

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