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U.S. livestock: CME cattle slide on profit-taking

Apr. 4, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Profit-taking pushed down Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures on Tuesday, while front-month lean hog futures tumbled to another contract low. Losses on Wall Street helped set a negative tone for the markets, as live cattle futures pulled back from contract highs reached on Monday, traders said. […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down off highs on profit-taking

Apr. 3, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs up in deferred months

Mar. 31, 2023 at 6:42 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high as cash prices jump

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-week peak on tightening U.S. supply

Mar. 29, 2023 at 5:25 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures top two-week highs

Mar. 28, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped another two-week high on Tuesday before finishing slightly firmer, while lean hog futures ended lower. Technical buying helped support gains in cattle, as the market has rebounded after nearing a two-month low last week, brokers said. A smaller U.S. […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle exceed two-week highs in rebound

Mar. 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed stronger and touched their highest prices in more than two weeks on Monday as livestock markets recovered from recent losses, analysts said. The Dow and S+P 500 also ended higher, after turmoil in the banking sector recently weighed on […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to new contract lows, finish mixed

Mar. 23, 2023 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures crumbled to new life-of-contract lows on Thursday, before finishing mixed, on concerns about poor demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. The market has tanked since last week, with additional pressure stemming from weak cash prices and larger-than-expected supplies of hogs. […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall to contract lows on demand worries

Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to contract lows again on Wednesday on concerns about lower demand, analysts said. Worries about the risk for a recession to reduce consumers’ meat purchases hung over livestock markets, particularly for expensive cuts, said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist […]

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs hit contract lows on follow-through selling

Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to contract lows on Tuesday on follow-through and technical selling after recent slides, traders said. Front-month April lean hogs settled down 0.725 cent at 77.05 cents/lb. after hitting a contract low at 77 cents (all figures US$). The contract […]

By Tom Polansek