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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking snaps hogs’ six-day streak

May. 1, 2015 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled lower on Friday, pressured by profit-taking before the weekend that snuffed their six-session rally, traders said. May closed 0.95 cents per pound lower at 76 cents, and June was down 0.175 cent at 81.25 cents (all figures US$). Some prospective […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end up sixth straight day on cash prices

Apr. 30, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Cattle prices seen as strong for year to come

Apr. 29, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains with cash, pork prices

Apr. 29, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound, hogs move up

Apr. 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat after USDA report

Apr. 27, 2015 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, partly in response to Friday’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Friday’s report showed a bigger-than-anticipated movement of cattle into feedlots last month compared to a year ago. March’s increased […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market’s upward momentum eases

Apr. 27, 2015 at 9:58 am CDT

Western Canadian cattle prices were extremely volatile this past week, trading $2 higher to as much as $5 lower in comparison to seven days earlier. The feeder cattle market appeared to stall out at the higher levels, with most auction barns experiencing smaller volumes. Spring-like temperatures and seeding preparation kept […]

By Jerry Klassen

More cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in March than expected

Apr. 25, 2015 at 9:50 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was higher than expected due to an increase in the number of cattle that had grazed on pastures over the past few months, a government report showed on Friday. Cattle that had been fattened outside of […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb ahead of USDA report

Apr. 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains Friday on fund buying and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle-on-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show fewer cattle entered feedyards last month than a year […]

By Theopolis Waters

Hit by beef ban, Indian butchers eye Jersey cows

Apr. 24, 2015 at 11:57 am CDT

Mumbai | Reuters –– Battling a beef ban that has threatened their livelihoods, Muslim traders in India are seeking permission to slaughter foreign-origin Jersey cows they think will not be as sacred to the country’s majority Hindus as locally bred cattle. Several states led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata […]

By Meenakshi Sharma