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U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs climbed four per cent on Tuesday, pulled up by short-covering following the recent bump in cash prices that may have ended their two-week losing streak, traders said. Spot October ended up 2.55 cents/lb. at 69.375, and December 1.6 cents higher at […]

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares early CME live cattle losses

Sep. 14, 2015 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Drops in cash, beef prices topple CME live cattle futures

Sep. 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade with cash price hopes

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking trims CME live cattle gains

Sep. 9, 2015 at 4:56 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