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U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

Oct. 18, 2018 at 5:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slid for the third consecutive session on Thursday and touched their lowest prices in more than seven weeks on concerns about increasing supplies, traders said. The market has weakened since contracts set multi-month highs on Oct. 1 amid worries about […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

Oct. 15, 2018 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Reuters

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures near three-month high

Sep. 19, 2018 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled narrowly mixed on Monday, with some contracts easing slightly after prices surged to six-month highs following strong sales in cash markets late on Friday, traders said. Front-month October live cattle jumped to a peak of 113.975 cents/lb., highest since March 14, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Canadian hog prices on rebound

Sep. 15, 2018 at 12:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Improving trade relations and the emergence of swine fever in China have made their presence felt on the Canadian hog market. Weekly signature No. 5 base slaughter weight cash hog prices averaged $117.83 per 100 kg as of Friday, up by roughly $15 over the past two […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

Sep. 13, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as nearby contracts were anchored by their premium to cash market prices while deferred months firmed to contract highs on a strong demand outlook, traders said. Feeder cattle futures followed deferred live cattle contracts higher, along with continued […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes for China trade talks

Sep. 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Wednesday on news that the Trump administration is attempting to restart trade negotiations with China, a major importer which has steep duties on shipments of U.S. pork. Senior U.S. officials led by Treasury Secretary Steven […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

Sep. 11, 2018 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as a powerful hurricane roared toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening hog production in the Carolinas, home to some of the country’s largest packing plants. Pork producer Smithfield Foods said it will be shuttering two of its hog […]

By Karl Plume

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