Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle sink to new contract lows

Sep. 16, 2015 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped to fresh contract lows on Wednesday, and October dropped by the three-cent-per-pound daily price limit, on liquidation ahead of possibly lower cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot-October closed at 137.6 cents, its new contract low (all figures […]

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

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

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

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Wednesday, after profit-taking and cash price uncertainty turned back initial advances, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.5 cent/lb. lower at 142.975 cents, and December dropped 0.7 cent to 145.075 (all figures US$). Packers have not bid for market-ready (cash) […]

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