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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mostly lower on weak cash market

Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday as eroding cash hog prices weighed on the market along with weaker wholesale pork prices and slumping pork exports. Technical buying helped to underpin the actively traded October contract, the only month that closed higher […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on quiet cash trade

Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

Federal funding lined up for programs, planning against swine fever

Sep. 4, 2022 at 5:40 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up as corn prices sag

Sep. 1, 2022 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Thursday as lower grain prices propped up feeder cattle futures, signaling cheaper feed costs, traders said. Benchmark CME October live cattle futures settled up 0.225 cent at 142.8 cents/lb., a day after dipping to a four-week […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures follow cash hogs lower

Aug. 31, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after a two-session climb and pressure from softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME benchmark October lean hogs settled down 2.075 cents at 91.525 cents/lb. and December hogs ended down 1.625 cents at 83.875 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on bargain-buying

Aug. 30, 2022 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Tuesday on bargain-buying, a day after the October contract hit a 3-1/2 week low, traders said. A setback in prices for corn, a key feedgrain, added support. But rallies were capped by broad declines in commodities, including crude […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures soften amid recession fears

Aug. 29, 2022 at 8:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures weakened on Monday amid spillover pressure from weakness in equity markets, analysts said. U.S. stocks closed lower, adding to sharp losses last week, on nagging concerns about the Federal Reserve’s determination to hike interest rates to fight […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle weaken as grain prices climb

Aug. 26, 2022 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures declined on Friday as a spike in crop prices signaled higher costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Grain and soybean futures rallied at the Chicago Board of Trade on concerns that unfavourable heat and dryness in the U.S. Midwest will […]

By Reuters