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

Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply lower on Tuesday, racked by profit-taking and fund liquidation, traders said. April closed 2.4 cents lower at 151.05 cents, and June down 2.125 cents, to 143.675 cents (all figures US$). Funds sold after April and June drifted below […]

Klassen: Demand varies for feeder cattle

Mar. 2, 2015 at 7:27 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

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

Mar. 2, 2015 at 4:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

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

Feb. 27, 2015 at 6:24 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

China to block Canadian beef as BSE probe continues

Feb. 27, 2015 at 6:19 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

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 […]

By Theopolis Waters

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 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Canada says only three per cent of beef trade hurt by ban

Feb. 24, 2015 at 9:15 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Markets that have closed their borders to Canadian beef after a case of mad cow disease was discovered account for just three per cent of Canadian trade, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Tuesday. South Korea, Taiwan, Peru and Belarus have imposed trade restrictions on Canadian beef […]

By Reuters

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, […]

By Theopolis Waters

Peru, Taiwan, Belarus ban Canadian beef over BSE case

Feb. 23, 2015 at 4:17 pm CST

Reuters — Three more countries have blocked imports of Canadian beef or beef products, following Canada’s discovery of BSE earlier this month, its first in four years. Taiwan, Peru and Belarus have imposed trade restrictions on beef and/or beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday in an […]

By Reuters