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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 […]

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

Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall to multi-month lows

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs slide on recession worries

Sep. 23, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sag on macroeconomic concerns

Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down on weak pork prices, macroeconomic fears

Sep. 21, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday as falling wholesale pork prices and worries about the health of the global economy triggered a round of long liquidation, traders said. CME October lean hogs settled down 1.55 cents at 94.425 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong cash trade

Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle strengthened on Tuesday, underpinned by strong cash markets and tight supplies of market-ready cattle, though recession fears limit gains, traders said. “We saw some pretty strong cash trade in the western corn belt yesterday,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed

Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed to firmer on Monday, supported by diminished supplies of market-ready cattle that should be reflected in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, due Friday. “It’s been a slow climb, but it’s also predicated on very […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end firmer, live cattle stumble

Sep. 16, 2022 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Friday as the market moved up toward cash prices, analysts said. October lean hogs closed 0.85 cent stronger at 96.9 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract earlier in the session rose to 96.925 cents, its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: December lean hogs hit four-week high

Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures touched a four-week high on Thursday on technical buying and concerns about tightening supplies, analysts said. Demand from pork processors helped underpin futures as packers’ profit margins improved, a broker said. Margins were estimated to be $2.45 per hog, up […]

By Tom Polansek