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U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on short-covering before USDA report

Jun. 27, 2014 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Friday, supported by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s data to show the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus hurt U.S. hog supplies while high […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook lift CME live cattle to record high

Jun. 26, 2014 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drags down CME hog futures

Jun. 25, 2014 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash, pork prices push CME hogs to new high

Jun. 25, 2014 at 4:38 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Tight supply outlook drives CME live cattle higher

Jun. 23, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slide before USDA report

Jun. 20, 2014 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Friday, on profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report Friday afternoon, traders said. USDA’s report is expected to show the number of cattle placed in feedlots in May declined from a year ago as high-priced […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices rally CME live cattle

Jun. 19, 2014 at 3:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished higher on Thursday in response to stronger-than-expected prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas moved at $150 per hundredweight (cwt), up $2 from last week, according to feedlot sources (all figures US$). Investors […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit down on profit-taking

Jun. 18, 2014 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Wednesday settled down their three-cent daily price limit on profit-taking, traders said. Lower live cattle future and fund liquidation hastened CME feeder cattle losses, they said. Feeder cattle futures reflect worries about how to make high-priced calves work with […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash price outlook pulls down CME live cattle

Jun. 17, 2014 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday in anticipation of a seasonal bump in supplies that could pressure prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. “It seemed like we delayed some bad news,” said EBOTTrading.com senior analyst John Kleist. Stronger-than-usual beef clearance […]

By Theopolis Waters

USDA approves vaccine to help fight PEDv

Jun. 17, 2014 at 9:10 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the first vaccine that can be sold directly to farmers to help fight a virus that has wiped out an estimated 10 per cent of U.S. pigs, USDA said Monday. Preliminary studies of the vaccine developed by Harrisvaccines “have […]

By Tom Polansek