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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip before USDA report

Mar. 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday fell modestly as investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-on-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s data to show increased cattle placements last month as profitable margins allowed feedlots to […]

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff undercuts CME live cattle

Mar. 20, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures close mixed after volatile session

Mar. 19, 2014 at 2:50 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain, but slip from record high

Mar. 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cash prices again spike CME hogs to new high

Mar. 17, 2014 at 4:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise with cash prices

Mar. 14, 2014 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, boosted by short-covering following better-than-expected prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. “Futures played catch up with cash prices after packers built up enough margin to push for supplies this week. Folks are watching the cutout […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high on supply fears, PEDv

Mar. 13, 2014 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday hit a new high, with April closing up the three-cent limit, as prices for slaughter-ready hogs climbed fueled by tight supplies in part pegged to a deadly pig virus, traders said. The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), which is […]

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on hopes for cash prices

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose on Wednesday, driven by anticipation of higher cash prices this week, traders said. For now, there is more confidence in better prices for cash cattle given record-high beef values and positive packer margins, said R.J. O’Brien floor manager Jim Brooks. […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs peak at new high in volatile action

Mar. 11, 2014 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Tuesday reached a new high for a second straight session as buying pegged to a deadly pig virus offset profit-taking, traders said. The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus sweeping across U.S. hog farms is already hurting production in parts of the […]

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U.S. livestock: Pig virus, supply fears lift CME hogs to new highs

Mar. 10, 2014 at 8:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures marked a new high on Monday, with some trading months up by their three-cent price limit, led by record-high wholesale pork prices in anticipation of tight supplies pegged to the deadly U.S. pig virus, traders and analysts said. Analysts estimated that […]

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