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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By GFM Network News February 4, 2020

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of […] Read more

CME April 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end firm in rebound after contract lows

Live cattle up on bargain buying

By GFM Network News February 3, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday, with the benchmark April contract rebounding from a life-of-contract low on slightly firmer cash markets, traders said. Rallies were capped by continued uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus on demand for commodities in China, the world’s top pork consumer. Fears of economic […] Read more

CME April 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink for third day as coronavirus spreads

By GFM Network News January 31, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sank to contract lows on Friday, their third straight day of declines in the fifth in the last six sessions, on worries about the coronavirus wreaking havoc on demand from China, traders said. On a continuous basis, the front-month hog futures contract hit its lowest since March 6, […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down to contract lows

By GFM Network News January 30, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sank by their daily trading limit to contract lows on Thursday under pressure from hefty supplies and fears about the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Cattle futures also hit multi-month lows. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers expanded their herds to supply new processing plants. But traders are now […] Read more

CME April 2020 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows

Ample supplies drag on cattle futures

By GFM Network News January 29, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Wednesday. Ample supplies and weakening cash markets weighed on the cattle contracts while concerns about demand from China pressured hog futures. The pressure on cattle comes at a time of year when the market tends to find support due to […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

‘Weak positive’ PED turns up in Alberta sample

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News January 28, 2020

A “weak positive” finding of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus from ongoing sampling in Alberta offers a warning that the hog disease may not have yet left the province alone. The chief provincial veterinarian’s office (OCPV) on Monday reported that the agriculture department’s lab in Edmonton on Jan. 22 found a weak PED positive […] Read more

CME April 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves

By GFM Network News January 28, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog contacts firmed on Tuesday, edging off a 5-1/2-month low hit on Monday on a mild round of bargain buying. Cattle futures were mixed, with the most-active fed cattle contracts also bouncing slightly while live cattle futures weakened to the lowest since Oct. 21. Fears about the spread of a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Chinese meat packing giant locks in JBS supply

By GFM Network News January 27, 2020

The world’s biggest pork packer is poised to source additional beef, poultry and pork from the world’s biggest meat packing firm. Brazil’s JBS announced Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based WH Group for “supply and distribution of fresh beef, poultry and pork to the Chinese market” starting in the first […] Read more

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

By GFM Network News January 27, 2020

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog and cattle contracts fell their daily trading limits on Monday, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China. “If we thought China’s coronavirus was making the media rounds late last week, it’s a full-fledged media frenzy this morning,” INTL FCStone said in a note […] Read more

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle set multi-month lows as virus fears hit markets

By GFM Network News January 24, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures touched their lowest prices in months on Friday as traders booked profits amid fears about the spread of a new virus from China. Broad selling also hit hog futures, along with equities and crude oil as investors moved into safe-haven assets. Developments in the spread […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end firm in rebound after contract lows

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink for third day as coronavirus spreads

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down to contract lows

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows

‘Weak positive’ PED turns up in Alberta sample

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves

Chinese meat packing giant locks in JBS supply

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

U.S. livestock: Cattle set multi-month lows as virus fears hit markets

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