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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures mixed

Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with deferred contracts firming on expectations that supplies will remain tight until the summer, traders said. The front-month hog contract eased on follow-through selling after hitting technical resistance and closing well below its peak on Monday. Cattle […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall, hogs firm

Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:47 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on weaker feed values

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Saskatchewan to license, limit wild boar farming

Mar. 18, 2022 at 6:45 am CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs, feeder cattle slide

Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rise as feed prices slip

Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday on technical liquidation, as livestock markets continue to wrestle with questions about consumer demand as food prices surge, traders said. Feeder cattle futures firmed on the day as feed prices fell, traders said. “Today’s live cattle futures trade […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as investors looked for safety amid weaker broader markets. “With oil prices giving up gains the last couple days, the reverse happened in cattle,” said Altin Kalo, Economist at Steiner Consulting Group. CME’s most-active June live cattle added […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm amid market uncertainty

Mar. 14, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Monday as traders attempted to make sense of changing trade restrictions and allowances. “The market’s trying to sort out all these trade protection measures,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. “Everybody seems to want imports, and nobody wants […]

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Canada allows Brazilian beef and pork, Brazil ag minister says

Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:40 pm CDT

Updated, March 15 — Reuters — Canada has approved the importation of beef and pork from Brazil, which had been blocked over health concerns, authorities from both countries said on Monday. “We are in Ottawa and have just left the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture with … great news: the opening […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle rise as grain markets stabilize

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Friday, supported by technical buying, traders said. Cattle futures also were firm, bouncing back from two days of declines on some end-of-week bargain hunting. Signs of stability in the grain and soy markets after wild volatility since Russia’s invasion […]

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