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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

Mar. 19, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Thursday, part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said. Strong demand for meat in the retail sector underpinned the gains as the industry scrambled to restock grocery […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs fall on demand uncertainty

Mar. 18, 2020 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally after grocery stores depleted

Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

China encourages firms to raise pigs overseas

Mar. 16, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit 10-year lows

Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, cattle limit down on coronavirus fears

Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell their expanded daily limit on Friday on fears that the coronavirus pandemic could curb consumer demand for meat and threaten the workforce at slaughterhouses, traders said. “The germophobia is in full force,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities. Traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Wall Street leads CME cattle, hogs limit down

Mar. 12, 2020 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures plunged their daily limit on Thursday, dragged down by another steep sell-off on Wall Street, fears of a global recession and continued uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live cattle contract settled down […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as virus woes fuel recession fears

Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, with several deferred months setting contract lows as fears of a global recession sent global equity markets tumbling and fueled uncertainty about consumer demand for beef, traders said. “The cattle market really follows what is going on with equities, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow rebound on Wall Street

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, following as Wall Street charged back from the prior day’s steep losses as the world’s biggest economies moved to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, traders said. The rally in global equity markets overshadowed bearish fundamentals in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets

Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday for a third straight session and hit life-of-contract lows following a plunge in crude oil and equity markets amid fears of a global recession, traders said. “When you have the stock market losing five to seven per cent of […]

By Julie Ingwersen