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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

Jul. 1, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures touch one-week high

Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally as China buys pork

Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose three per cent on Monday, supported by rising demand as China moved to buy pork for its reserves to shore up the domestic market, traders said. China’s state planner said on Monday that central and local governments will start buying […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Jun. 25, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures firmed on Friday, supported by technical buying after sagging to their lowest in nearly three months on Thursday, traders said. CME August hog futures, the most actively traded contract, ended up 1.075 cents at 99.775 cents (all figures US$). The wholesale […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to their lowest in nearly three months on Thursday with rising supplies pressuring the market, traders said. CME July hogs settled down the 4.5-cent daily trading limit at 100.025 cents/lb. (all figures US$). That was the lowest for the front-month […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as cash pork prices slide

Jun. 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with the front-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange contract sinking 2.8 per cent to its lowest in more than two months. Weakness in the cash market pressured hog futures, traders said. CME July hogs settled down three cents at 104.525 […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm after five days of declines

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, with the front-month contract snapping a five-session losing streak on some mild bargain-buying and short-covering, traders said. But concerns about waning export demand for U.S. supplies from China and Mexico kept the gains in check and hog futures remained […]

By Mark Weinraub