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U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm as packer margins turn negative

Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday as supplies tighten, with beef packer margins falling into the negative for the first time in years, traders said. Beef packers lost $14.35 per head on Tuesday, compared to earnings of $1.60 a day earlier and $18.40 […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying

Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Demand fears cause feeder cattle market volatility

Oct. 5, 2022 at 9:12 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle retreat on technical selling

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs up on technical buying, short-covering

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers said. Concerns about the risks for a global recession, which could reduce demand for beef, continued to hang over livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, pressured by softening cash trade across the U.S. Plains, though markets remain supported by tightening supplies as producers continue to liquidate their herds, analysts said. “Our short-term supply issues are still front and centre. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs ease

Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Thursday ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s quarterly hog and pigs report, released after the market closed. CME October hogs firmed 0.75 cent at 89.45 cents/lb., but most-active December hogs fell 0.1 cent to […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs extend slide on long liquidation

Sep. 28, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME October hogs ended up 0.675 cent at 89.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). But most-active December hogs fell 0.425 cent to […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears

Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, touching a nine-month low as fears of a recession hurting consumer demand for meat triggered another round of long liquidation, traders said. Sliding prices for cash hogs and […]

By Julie Ingwersen