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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs retreat before holiday

Sep. 4, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle slumped on Friday before the Labour Day holiday, due to lower prices for market-ready (cash) cattle, traders said. CME live cattle were further weakened by Wall Street’s tumble on uncertainty whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates by mid-September. October live […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise, but off session highs

Sep. 3, 2015 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Brisk pork demand pushes CME lean hogs higher

Sep. 2, 2015 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle take biggest drop in four months

Sep. 1, 2015 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading

Aug. 31, 2015 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price sentiments extend CME live cattle gains

Aug. 28, 2015 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second straight session on Friday in anticipation of this week’s cash prices, traders said. Spot-August futures, which will expire on Monday, ended 1.875 cents/lb. higher at 146.525 cents, and October up 1.425 cents, at 143.975 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

Aug. 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to 15-month low on beef demand worries

Aug. 26, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle fell to the lowest levels more than a year on Wednesday as investors sold off holdings on worries the recent downturn in global equities markets will result in lower demand for pricy meat cuts such as steaks. Anticipation of lower trade in cash […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit two-month high on export hopes

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog prices jumped two per cent to the highest in more than two months on Tuesday, extending steep gains from the previous session on hopes of increased export demand, especially to China, traders and analysts said. Expectations that prices may have reached their seasonal […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs surge on pork export optimism

Aug. 24, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures surged about five per cent on Monday, reversing from one-month lows on investor optimism that a weaker dollar would spark increased export demand for pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle fell to a roughly one-month low while feeder cattle futures declined […]

By Michael Hirtzer