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U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies

Aug. 27, 2019 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures crumbled under the weight of large supplies and a lack of news about trade talks with China on Tuesday, while cattle futures also weakened. The declines were a turnaround from Monday, when hog futures climbed on hopes for easing tensions in the […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020

Aug. 26, 2019 at 1:51 pm CDT

By Marcelo Teixeira

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

Aug. 23, 2019 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third session as strong demand for beef ahead of the Labour Day holiday bolstered margins for meat packers, traders said. CME October live cattle futures ended up 0.225 cent at 100.225 cents/lb., and October […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

Aug. 20, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by strong wholesale beef demand ahead of the Labour Day holiday weekend, analysts said. Retailers are stocking their meat cases this week ahead of the Labour Day holiday on Sept. 2, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise

Aug. 19, 2019 at 8:04 pm CDT

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines has set up a crisis management team to determine if the deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country after officials detected a rise in pig deaths in some areas. The Bureau of Animal Industry had reported an increased mortality of pigs “raised […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after U.S. government data showed last week’s slaughter was bigger than the previous week’s, despite a fire that shuttered a Kansas beef plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the weekly U.S. cattle slaughter through Saturday […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

Aug. 16, 2019 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from […]

By Mark Weinraub