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CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

By GFM Network News December 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with firm cash cattle markets supporting actively traded nearby months. Forecasts for possible winter weather in the U.S. Plains next week, which could slow down weight gains and cattle marketings, added further support. Feedlot cattle in Nebraska traded at mostly $119/cwt […] Read more

CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

By GFM Network News December 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged higher while hog futures eased slightly on Thursday as traders awaited the release of two key U.S. government reports. The U.S. Agriculture Department reports, released after the market closed, showed that the U.S. hog herd was slightly lower than analysts were expecting, at 102 per […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

By GFM Network News December 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of two key U.S. government reports due on Thursday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its monthly cattle on feed report and its quarterly hogs and pigs report […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages in light and dark red respectively. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selling, cattle rebound

By GFM Network News December 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday led by the actively traded February contract, which hit a 4-1/2-week low on pressure from its premium over cash hog prices. Ample hog and pork supplies weighed on nearby futures contracts, while losses in deferred months were […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market bounces off recent lows

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News December 17, 2018

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 higher while calf markets strengthened by $4-$8. Southern Alberta experienced winds of extreme nature over the past few weeks, which caused buyers to shy away from the market; however, with year-end right around the corner, pent-up demand stepped forward with a vengeance in […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on technical selling

By GFM Network News December 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third straight session on Monday as technical selling and profit-taking dragged prices to a 4-1/2-week low. Another steep sell-off in equities markets also stoked concerns that meat demand may not meet earlier expectations over the coming months. “Today we sucked more futures […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit six-week high on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose sharply for the second straight session on Wednesday, reaching a six-week high, on technical buying and expectations that beef packers would pay higher prices for cattle this week, traders said. Cattle futures had declined earlier on Tuesday before turning higher and then surpassing the previous session’s […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle futures with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs mostly lower

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly lower on Monday, with both live cattle and lean hogs succumbing to pressure from technical selling and expectations for weaker cash prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for each eased amid a lack of fresh fundamental news to propel gains. Hogs had climbed last week, lifted […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound

By GFM Network News December 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed out the week on a positive note on Friday as hopes for a pickup in pork sales to China fueled speculative buying that lifted prices more than one per cent and reversed the prior session’s losses. The market remains focused on trade talks between the U.S. […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Thursday on worries about rising U.S.-China trade tensions following the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada, but the market clawed back most of the losses by the close. After optimism that trade talks last weekend between Washington […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selling, cattle rebound

Klassen: Feeder market bounces off recent lows

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on technical selling

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit six-week high on technical buying

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs mostly lower

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

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