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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as rally on hog futures slows

By GFM Network News July 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures ended the day mixed, with a lack of buying interest and light cash trade prompting dealers on Wednesday to sell their nearby live cattle contracts and buy the deferred months, traders said. Meanwhile, hog traders also took a cue from the cash market, as signs of an […] Read more

Order buyers have been very busy fielding calls for available cattle. Photo: Thinkstock

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 23, 2019

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $3 to as much as $10 higher while calves traded $2 to $5 above week-ago levels. Most auction barns remain in holiday mode; however, order buyers were extremely busy fielding calls for available cattle. This caused the yearling market in Western Canada to divorce from the […] Read more

Live cattle futures were lifted by expectations of herd expansion slowing. Photo: File

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

By GFM Network News July 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures inched upward on Monday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, lean hog futures faced choppy trading on Monday as the market wrestles with continued expectations for – but no clear signs yet […] Read more

CME October 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

By GFM Network News July 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. Hog traders expect China, the […] Read more

CME August 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

By GFM Network News July 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is fueling expectations that buyers there […] Read more

CME August 2019 hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

By GFM Network News July 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the daily limit and approached a one-month high on Wednesday on renewed hopes that China will increase pork imports to compensate for pigs killed in a widespread outbreak of a fatal swine disease. China’s agriculture ministry said a new outbreak of African swine […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

By GFM Network News July 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as concerns about declining beef prices continued to hang over the markets. Decreasing beef prices have spurred expectations that meat packers such as Tyson and Cargill may be less aggressive when bidding to buy cattle, said Mike Sands, […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 16, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 higher on average. Auction barns had limited numbers on offer but strong buying interest surfaced for quality packages. Alberta feedlots were the main buyers setting the price structure. There were two main factors enhancing demand this week. First, U.S. packers started to show some […] Read more

CME October 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

By GFM Network News July 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Monday as weak boxed beef prices fueled concerns about increasing supplies. Select-grade boxed beef was $189.21/cwt on Monday afternoon, down 2.7 per cent from a week ago, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued after the close of trading […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

By GFM Network News July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday and the most-active August contract recorded its biggest weekly gain since April, supported by expectations of thinning U.S. hog supplies, traders said. A glut of hogs has hung over the futures market for months, but traders see supplies starting to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as rally on hog futures slows

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

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