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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn costs decline; hogs extend losses

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures jumped over 1 percent on Wednesday, with feeder cattle prices leading the way higher after corn futures fell, traders and analysts said. Feed costs are a top expense for fattening cattle and Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle surged as corn futures turned lower from a roughly 1-1/2 month […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble with pork belly prices, despite China hopes

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday, weighed down by ample supplies and tumbling prices for pork bellies that are used for bacon, traders said. Front-month August lean hogs fell 2.175 cents to 61.125 cents per pound, dropping to a life-of-contract low for the fourth consecutive session. Most-active […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower after weaker cash trades, hogs mixed

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged lower on Monday, under pressure from weaker trades in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets that occurred after futures markets closed late on Friday, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased, tracking declines in the more actively traded live cattle market, while lean […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground on Tuesday after investors exercised caution in advance of this week’s prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. There may have been some disappointment after initial bids for cash cattle came in below last week’s sales, a trader said. On Tuesday packers had […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog prices steadying as barbecue season nears

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CNS Canada — With barbecue season on the horizon, prices for Canadian pork rose during the week ended April 27, breaking out of their month-long fall. The timing could be perfect, as negotiators have already begun working on improving trade relations and cancelling proposed tariffs on Chinese imports of U.S. pork and other goods. “Prices […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Pork supply issues hit Maple Leaf’s Q1 ledger

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Reuters — Meat packer Maple Leaf Foods posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit as lower prices and a temporary interruption in supplies hurt sales of its pork products, sending its shares to their lowest in nearly two years. The company, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, said that processed fresh pork sales were affected by a […] Read more

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