Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Cash prices fuel higher CME live cattle futures

Dec. 15, 2017 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up 2.3 per cent, their biggest one-day gain in over a month, after packers paid more for livestock than expected, said traders. Buy stops, short-covering and fund buying accelerated futures advances, they said. December live cattle finished […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back some Tuesday gains

Dec. 13, 2017 at 6:38 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle halt eight-session skid

Dec. 12, 2017 at 4:29 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

Dec. 11, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend slide on long liquidation

Dec. 8, 2017 at 6:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell on Friday for a seventh straight session on technical selling including fund long liquidation and uncertainty about near-term beef demand, traders said. “We have a lot of protein around right now. We have a few holidays later this […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag for sixth straight session

Dec. 7, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by fund-driven long liquidation, falling cash cattle prices and softening wholesale beef demand, traders said. “Fund liquidation continues be a factor in the meat complex, although lower product prices are adding […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished lower on Wednesday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Fund liquidation further weighed on the market, they said. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, ended down 0.45 cent/lb. at 63.825 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle down on fund selloff

Dec. 5, 2017 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday were led lower by fund liquidation after contracts slipped beneath chart support levels, said traders. CME live cattle market selling, and as much as $5/cwt lower cash feeder cattle prices, pressured the market, they said (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle

Dec. 4, 2017 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid lower Monday, led by the prospect that packers might pay less for supplies later this week, said traders. December live cattle finished down 0.85 cent/lb. at 116.375 cents, and February ended 0.8 cent lower at 121.175 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters