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U.S. livestock: Rising beef prices buoy CME live cattle futures

Jan. 26, 2021 at 8:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with deferred months setting life-of-contract highs as robust demand for beef lifted packer profit margins and bolstered demand for market-ready cattle, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live cattle futures settled up 0.15 cent […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm, led by rising beef prices

Jan. 25, 2021 at 8:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gain from falling feed prices

Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:33 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb ahead of USDA report

Jan. 21, 2021 at 6:55 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on falling grain futures

Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:40 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen ahead of USDA report

Jan. 19, 2021 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures gained on Tuesday as traders began positioning ahead of Friday’s monthly Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also rose, supported by weaker feed grain futures. Lean hog futures declined after gaining on […]

By Reuters

China’s 2020 corn, wheat imports reach record highs

Jan. 18, 2021 at 3:32 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China’s grains imports soared to record highs in 2020, customs data showed on Monday, after tight domestic corn supplies pushed prices to multi-year peaks, driving demand for cheaper imports. China, the world’s top agricultural market, bought a record 11.3 million tonnes of imported corn last year, […]

By Reuters

China’s 2020 pork output higher than expected

Jan. 18, 2021 at 2:59 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China’s pork output posted significant signals toward recovery last year after the sector was decimated by an incurable hog disease in 2019, official data showed Monday. China’s 2020 pork output fell 3.3 per cent from a year earlier, to 41.13 million tonnes, after plunging 21 per […]

By Dominique Patton

USDA unveils more COVID-19 aid, mostly for livestock farmers

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday it will pay an additional US$2.3 billion in COVID-19 aid to farmers, directing more money to livestock producers suffering from disruptions in slaughtering and restaurant demand for meat. The aid, which comes from money allocated to USDA from […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying but still posted their first weekly loss in five weeks, traders said. Bargain buying also supported hog futures, which had posted lower closes in seven of the previous eight sessions. Signs of weakness in the […]

By Reuters