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U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise with boxed beef prices, bounce from recent decline

Dec. 11, 2023 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced on Monday as wholesale beef prices increased and the market rebounded from a 2% slide last week, brokers said.

CME cattle futures rout continues; hogs end lower

Dec. 8, 2023 at 8:40 am CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Smithfield Foods ends contracts with 26 US pig farms, citing oversupply

Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:03 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. Livestock: CME cattle down sharply on fund selling, ending near week’s lows

Dec. 1, 2023 at 6:34 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop on fund selling, beef demand concerns

Nov. 30, 2023 at 5:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle gain for second straight day after selloff

Nov. 29, 2023 at 5:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for a second consecutive session on Wednesday on short covering and follow-through technical and bargain buying after the market plunged to multi-month lows to start the week. Improving packer margins and futures’ steep discount to cash cattle prices also supported […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on short covering, discount to cash

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures surged on Tuesday in a short-covering rebound from multi-month lows in the prior session, supported by the market’s steep discount to cash market prices. Feeder cattle futures rose by as much as the daily trading limit, triggering expanded limits for both […]

By Karl Plume

Manitoba hog yard cleared for U.S. export

Nov. 27, 2023 at 7:04 pm CST

U.S. authorities have lifted an order that required sows from one Manitoba assembly yard to be certified free of Seneca Valley virus before crossing the border. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Canada in the second-last week of November had now met protocol conditions for Seneca Valley virus and has […]

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Fund selling sends CME cattle to multi-month lows

Nov. 27, 2023 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled sharply for a second straight session on Monday on fund long liquidation, technical selling and concerns about slowing beef demand and rising supplies. Actively traded February live cattle dropped to an eight-month low while several deferred-month contracts posted life-of-contract lows. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle collapse to March lows

Nov. 24, 2023 at 7:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures sank to their lowest levels in nearly eight months at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday on increased concerns about easing demand for U.S. beef. Technical selling accelerated the slide after funds recently liquidated long positions, traders said. “We don’t know what demand is […]

By Tom Polansek