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U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle

Feb. 18, 2015 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on short-covering in response to the jump in wholesale beef values, traders said. February closed up 0.575 cent per pound, to 159.175 cents, and April 1.9 cents higher at 152.625 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday afternoon’s […]

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

Feb. 17, 2015 at 3:06 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash price hopes, BSE report

Feb. 13, 2015 at 4:43 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump on bargain hunting, cattle firm

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:38 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs slump on demand, supply jitters

Feb. 11, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures close mixed

Feb. 10, 2015 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended mixed on Tuesday with nearby contracts supported by their discounts to recent cash prices, while back months sagged on forecasts for increased supplies ahead, traders said. February closed 0.65 cent per pound higher at 159.1 cents, and April up 0.125 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures resume slide to six-year low

Feb. 9, 2015 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs returned to their lowest level in six years on Monday, pressured by softer cash prices and profit-taking after a futures rally last Friday, traders said. February closed 2.6 cents per pound lower at 61.275 cents, and April down 2.525 cents, to […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters reverse CME hog futures losses

Feb. 6, 2015 at 5:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs rallied on Friday, with some contracts up the three-cents-per-pound price limit, fueled by bargain hunting following futures’ plunge to a six-year low in the previous session, traders said. February closed 0.6 cent/lb. higher at 63.875 cents, while April and May ended […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit six-year low as supply woes persist

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs sagged to a six-year low Thursday, pressured by continued worries over plentiful supplies that sank futures to a five-year bottom on Wednesday, traders said. February closed 1.825 cents per pound lower at 63.275 cents, and set a new contract low of […]

By Theopolis Waters

CME Group to close most open-outcry futures trading pits

Feb. 4, 2015 at 7:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group will shutter most of its open-outcry futures pits by July 2, the world’s largest futures market operator said Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on a once-raucous tradition that has been in decline since the rise of computerized trading. The decision ousts traders of products […]

By Tom Polansek