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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs veer sharply higher

Mar. 4, 2015 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted steep gains Wednesday on fund buying and cash price optimism that wiped out Tuesday’s losses, traders said. April closed up the three-cent-per-pound price limit at 154.05 cents, and June ended 2.65 cents higher at 146.325 cents (all figures US$). […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking sinks CME live cattle, hogs

Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices

Mar. 2, 2015 at 4:52 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound with pork prices

Feb. 27, 2015 at 6:24 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking breaks CME hogs’ six-day win streak

Feb. 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs post more gains on cash prices

Feb. 25, 2015 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs posted their sixth straight higher settlement on Wednesday as prices for market-ready (cash) hogs edged upward, traders said. April futures closed 0.75 cent per pound higher at 69.325 cents, and May up 2.85 cents at 81.9 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with cash prices

Feb. 24, 2015 at 3:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hogs rose for a fifth session in a row on Tuesday, helped by short-covering in response to rising prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. April futures closed 0.25 cent per pound higher at 68.575 cents, and May up 0.8 cent, […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on cash prices, port dispute end

Feb. 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Monday on strong cash prices and the resumption of cargo loading following Friday’s West Coast port labour agreement, traders said. CME hogs drew more support from the dockworker deal because the U.S. exports more pork than beef and […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Feb. 20, 2015 at 3:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell Friday on lower cash prices before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show a sizable drop in the number of cattle placed into feedlots last month. This […]

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U.S. livestock: Improved fundamentals extend CME hogs’ advances

Feb. 19, 2015 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained for a second straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April futures closed up 2.825 cents per pound at 67.05 cents, and May 2.325 cents higher at 76.725 cents (all figures US$). Thursday […]

By Theopolis Waters