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U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to new contract lows on heavy supplies

Aug. 8, 2018 at 12:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled about 3 percent to fresh life-of-contract lows on Wednesday as cash hog and pork prices extended declines amid abundant supplies and worries of sagging demand, traders said. Most active October lean hog futures fell 1.575 cents to 48.400 cents […]

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle fall on technical selling; hogs mostly lower

Aug. 7, 2018 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on better beef packer demand

Aug. 3, 2018 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices send CME hog futures lower

Aug. 2, 2018 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn costs decline; hogs extend losses

Aug. 1, 2018 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble with pork belly prices, despite China hopes

Jul. 31, 2018 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday, weighed down by ample supplies and tumbling prices for pork bellies that are used for bacon, traders said. Front-month August lean hogs fell 2.175 cents to 61.125 cents per pound, dropping to a life-of-contract low for […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower after weaker cash trades, hogs mixed

Jul. 30, 2018 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged lower on Monday, under pressure from weaker trades in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets that occurred after futures markets closed late on Friday, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased, tracking declines in the more actively traded […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices extend CME hogs’ losses

Jul. 27, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower for a second day in a row on Friday, hit by downward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs amid plentiful supplies, said traders. Hog numbers are at a record high due to affordable feed and farmers adding to herds to […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs stumble on lower cash, pork prices

Jul. 26, 2018 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Thursday after packers paid less money for market-ready, or cash, hogs as prices for pork at wholesale eased, said traders. Packer interest in raising hog bids waned in the midst of plentiful supplies and while Smithfield Foods closed […]

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U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME live cattle

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground on Tuesday after investors exercised caution in advance of this week’s prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. There may have been some disappointment after initial bids for cash cattle came in below last week’s sales, a trader […]

By Reuters