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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat off two-month high

Apr. 22, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended lower on Friday in a profit-taking setback from two-month highs amid worries about inflation curbing consumer demand for beef, traders said. Larger-than-expected numbers of U.S. cattle on feed announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the […]

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Apr. 22, 2022 at 12:09 am CDT

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-month peak

Apr. 21, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle near two-month high

Apr. 20, 2022 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

China’s hog output recovers, drags on Brazil pork exports

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:53 pm CDT

By Nayara Figueiredo

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures backpedal off April high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Profit-taking weighed on Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday after prices leapt to their highest price this month, traders said. Most-active June lean hogs settled down 1.075 cents at 121.325 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract is up eight per cent since nearing a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures top two-week high

Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied to their highest price in more than two weeks on Monday, while live cattle and feeder cattle futures weakened. Hopes for increased domestic demand from summertime grilling and cookouts helped lift hog futures, analysts said. They added that surging […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs higher

Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as traders booked profits after a three-session climb and ahead of a long holiday weekend, traders said. U.S. markets, including the CME, will be closed for Good Friday. But cattle futures came off their […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday for a third straight session, buoyed by broad strength in commodities along with firming cash cattle prices, traders said. A blizzard crossing the northern Plains lent support, raising concern about stress on cattle in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on firmer cash trade

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Tuesday on firmer cash cattle prices compared to last week and broad strength in commodities, analysts said. CME June live cattle futures settled up 1.5 cents at 136.3 cents/lb. after touching 136.675 cents, the contract’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen