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U.S. livestock: Supply worries drop lean hogs to five-year low

Feb. 4, 2015 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hogs fell to their lowest level in five years Wednesday as abundant supplies of heavyweight hogs pressured cash prices and hurt wholesale pork demand, traders said. “We’re simply supply-bearish,” said U.S. Commodities analyst Don Roose. Market-ready (cash) hogs in the Midwest […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

Feb. 3, 2015 at 5:18 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to four-year low, cattle tumble on supply

Feb. 2, 2015 at 5:53 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Aggressive herd expansion reverses shrinking U.S. cattle supply

Jan. 30, 2015 at 4:42 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post gains after wild ride

Jan. 30, 2015 at 3:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slump, but off session lows

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit taking before the last trading day of the month on Friday, traders said. Earlier, February and April triggered sell stops and fund liquidation after falling below the 10-day moving average of 152.95 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally with biggest daily gain in four months

Jan. 28, 2015 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed sharply higher Wednesday on short-covering that earlier drove futures to their biggest one-day gain in four months at over two per cent. The electronic is currently trading and is up 1.8 per cent. February closed 2.1 cents per pound higher […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle see biggest daily rise in six months

Jan. 27, 2015 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle posted their biggest one-day percentage increase in six months on Tuesday, driven up over two per cent by bargain hunting, traders said. Speculative buying and short-covering helped boost nearby trading months to their three-cents-per-pound price limit, which will result in an […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs break five-day stretch of two-year lows

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Monday on short-covering, and the wholesale pork price bounce that helped snap futures’ five-day streak of two-year lows, traders said. February closed 1.525 cents per pound higher at 70.825 cents, and April up two cents, to 72.65 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Jan. 23, 2015 at 2:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Friday, with nearby contracts down the three-cents-per-pound price limit, ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts expect the report to show a decline in the number of cattle placed in […]

By Theopolis Waters