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U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China trade talks ended with no apparent signs of progress. Cattle futures also slumped as widespread selling hit U.S. agricultural markets […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries

Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop by daily limit in retreat from gains

Jul. 29, 2019 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week nearly flat, as hog futures inch up

Jul. 26, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as hog futures rally chills

Jul. 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Federal government funding $6 million to Canada Pork International

Jul. 25, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced $6 million will be invested in Canada Pork International (CPI) to focus on strengthening, diversifying and growing of Canada’s pork exports. It will help to boost the awareness of the industry in the priority international markets. Why it matters: A halt to exports to […]

By Jennifer Betzner

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as rally on hog futures slows

Jul. 24, 2019 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures ended the day mixed, with a lack of buying interest and light cash trade prompting dealers on Wednesday to sell their nearby live cattle contracts and buy the deferred months, traders said. Meanwhile, hog traders also took a cue from the cash […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures rally on choppy grains, hopes for Chinese buying spree

Jul. 23, 2019 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live hog futures rallied on Tuesday, as competition among packers for spot delivery grew and animal weights slipped after the recent U.S. heat wave, traders said. Live cattle futures also inched up, supported in part by choppy trading in U.S. grain futures […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Jul. 23, 2019 at 10:09 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up […]

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

Jul. 22, 2019 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures inched upward on Monday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, lean hog futures faced choppy trading on Monday as the market wrestles with continued expectations for – […]

By P.J. Huffstutter