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U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop hog futures

Aug. 7, 2015 at 3:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs slumped for a third consecutive session on Friday as hefty supplies continued to drag down prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. Spot-August futures finished 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 77.325 cents, and most-active October down 0.325 cent at 64.125 cents. Friday […]

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hog futures

Aug. 6, 2015 at 3:48 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed, hogs lower

Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stretch rally into fourth straight day

Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:19 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Burdensome supply worries drag down CME hog futures

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:10 am CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower

Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Thursday, after investors sold deferred months and bought August led by near-term bullish fundamentals, traders said. August closed up 0.300 cent per lb at 145.225 cents, October down 0.025 cent at 146.450 cents and December 0.150 cent lower […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures weak ahead of cash prices

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed down slightly on Wednesday as investors await this week’s cash sales, traders said. August closed down 0.125 cent per lb at 144.925 cents, and October 0.325 cent lower at 146.475 cents. Bids for market-ready, or cash, cattle in Kansas and Texas were […]

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U.S. livestock: Beef price turnaround rallies CME live cattle futures

Jul. 28, 2015 at 11:00 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in positive territory on Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, fuelled by active short-covering following the recent wholesale beef price rise, traders and analysts said. August closed 2.025 cents per lb higher at 145.050 cents, and October 2.825 cents […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish flat-lower after choppy session

Jul. 27, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled flat to moderately lower following an up-and-down day on Monday, after traders sold deferred contracts and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders and analysts said. Short-covering and the morning’s wholesale beef price uptick at times […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses ahead of USDA reports

Jul. 24, 2015 at 9:01 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle stretched their losing streak to four days on Friday after investors tweaked positions before the government cattle reports due later in the afternoon, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report was due at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT). At the […]

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