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U.S. livestock: Cash price record lifts CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures touched a new high on Thursday in response to record-high prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas fetched $170 per hundredweight (cwt), up $6 from last week, and surpassed an all-time high of […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

Oct. 22, 2014 at 2:46 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide from record high on profit-taking

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Fund buying lifts CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak; hogs higher

Oct. 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as stock market improves

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Thursday, partly fueled by Wall Street’s recovery from session lows, traders said. U.S. stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Thursday, rebounding from earlier declines, as a flurry of positive economic reports eased fears about the […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-down as stock market slides

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday closed down their three-cent-per-pound maximum daily price limit led by Wall Street’s more than two per cent fall, traders and analysts said. U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy […]

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Staff, hog shortages leave Canada’s pork industry squealing

Oct. 14, 2014 at 5:52 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Shortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs. Farmers in Canada, the world’s third-biggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the […]

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle plunge limit-down

Oct. 14, 2014 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle contracts closed down the maximum three-cents-per-pound daily price limit as live cattle contracts slid and corn prices climbed, traders said. Expensive feed could increase input costs for feedlot operators. “Today you’ve got the combination of lower cattle and higher corn […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

Oct. 10, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Friday, pressured by triple-digit Wall Street losses and a firmer U.S. dollar, traders said. U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the tech sector weighing the most after a chip maker warned of a major pullback in the […]

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