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U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally on higher cash, beef prices

Jan. 2, 2018 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied about 1.5 percent on Tuesday on fund buying and stronger cash cattle and beef prices, traders said. Frigid temperatures in U.S. Plains cattle producing areas also supported futures as such weather could slow down cattle weight gains, making them […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from seven-week high

Dec. 29, 2017 at 4:40 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism boosts CME live cattle

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs ease from 10-month top on lower cash prices

Dec. 27, 2017 at 4:17 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle surge on beef demand, cash price hopes

Dec. 26, 2017 at 7:26 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly lower after USDA report

Dec. 22, 2017 at 3:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The bulk of Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed lower on Friday, pressured by the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report, said traders. USDA’s data showed more cattle than expected entered feedlots in November than a year ago, which […]

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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

Dec. 21, 2017 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday closed higher, after consolidation and short-covering ahead of Friday’s U.S. government cattle report helped the market recoup some recent losses, traders said. Analysts, on average, expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report at […]

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

Dec. 20, 2017 at 5:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle sank on Wednesday to a four-month low, hit by a selloff in live cattle futures as well as expectations for increased supplies, said traders. “You’ve got this cattle report coming out on Friday, and everybody says placement numbers are going to […]

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U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

Dec. 19, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to […]

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U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

Dec. 18, 2017 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased from a four-month top on Monday, pressured by uneasiness over burdensome supplies and tepid meat demand, said traders. Technical selling and futures’ premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 14 at 64.11 cents further weighed on the market, they […]

By Theopolis Waters