Insights and Stories on Swine

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures plunged on Monday on market uncertainty following news of a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with infected dairy cows.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Mar. 14, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday in a technical and profit-taking setback after rising to five-month highs on firm cash cattle prices, traders said.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Mar. 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures extended their rally on Wednesday, as market hopes for continued gains in the cash market gave prices a strong boost, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Mar. 12, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, amid a flurry of technical trading, weakness in corn futures Cv1 and strength in the wholesale beef pricing, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters