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U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

Sep. 11, 2019 at 6:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures shot higher on Wednesday on short covering and technical buying as the market extended a rebound from a nine-year low this week. CME October live cattle futures ended up 2.35 cents at 98.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The market has […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

Sep. 10, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set nine-year low on weak cash prices, big supply

Sep. 9, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday on a mix of fund-driven buying and renewed optimism about Chinese demand for pork as the Asian country struggles with outbreaks of African swine fever in its massive hog herd, traders said. Retail pork prices in […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday on weakness in the cash market, while hog futures ended mixed. Cattle futures and cash prices have tumbled since a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse at Holcomb, Kansas, this month removed a key buyer from the market. Some farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

Aug. 29, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than a week on Thursday on hopes for progress in trade negotiations with China. China’s commerce ministry said both sides are discussing the next round of talks scheduled in September, but progress would be determined […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

Aug. 28, 2019 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on large domestic supplies, analysts said, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the wide gap with beef prices. Cattle prices have weakened recently after a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Kansas temporarily eliminated […]

By Tom Polansek