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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend recovery from recent slide

May. 17, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as the market continued to recover from oversold conditions, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended lower. Short-covering helped propel hog futures higher following recent declines, said Matt Wiegand, commodity […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures bounce from losses

May. 16, 2022 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs bounce after recent losses

May. 13, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs weaken amid demand concerns

May. 12, 2022 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop to January lows on demand worries

May. 11, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm nearby

May. 10, 2022 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME’s nearby lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, incentivizing producers to sell market-ready hogs rather than hold them for premiums later in the summer, analysts said. High futures prices “may have encouraged producers to take a little more risk,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong packer demand

May. 9, 2022 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures firmed on Monday, supported by strong packer demand that supported cash prices, indicating a bullish outlook for summer month futures, analysts said. “Packer behaviour has been bullish for several weeks now. They are going after the cattle,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs slip on demand concerns

May. 6, 2022 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle and hog futures slumped on Friday, as investors worried about the prospect of food inflation weighing heavy on U.S. consumer meat demand as the summer grilling season gets underway, analysts said. Benchmark June lean hogs settled the day down 2.975 cents, to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs climb, demand uncertainty remains

May. 5, 2022 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures firmed for a second session on Thursday, supported by bargain buying, though demand concerns capped gains, analysts said. “We’ve got conflicting fundamentals. Seasonally, hog supplies should continue to tighten into mid-summer. But right now there’s a lot of demand worry,” said Doug […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease

May. 4, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, pressured as processors pull market-ready cattle forward heading into the late spring, analysts said. June live cattle futures are discounted versus the cash market, creating an incentive to sell before cash falls. “We’re going to start narrowing up […]

By Christopher Walljasper