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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle mixed, hogs firmer

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle April futures on Friday drew support from late-week cash price strength, while profit-taking weighed on the June contract, said traders. Short-covering and technical buying underpinned deep-deferred trading months, they said. April live cattle closed 1.325 cents/lb. higher at 117.075 cents (all figures US$). June ended down […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close higher

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle hit a two-week high Thursday, driven by short-covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. Remaining cash prices in parts of the northern U.S. Plains might benefit from tight cattle supplies along with forecasts for heavy snow and high […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed firmer on Wednesday as investors digested initial prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle while bracing for hefty supplies ahead, said traders. Market participants are also monitoring forecasts for a weekend snowstorm in the northern U.S. Plains that could disrupt livestock production in the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

By GFM Network News April 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday as the spot contract rose on its discount to the cash market while deferred months drifted lower under heavy supplies of cattle, traders said. CME April live cattle closed up 0.775 cent/lb. at 112.8 cents, edging up ahead of the contract’s […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market continues lower trend

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 9, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $8 below week-ago levels; noticeable declines were noted in the lighter weight categories, which were down $6 to as much as $10. Adverse weather continues to plague the feedlot regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Another snowfall over the weekend caused pen conditions to erode to lowest levels […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump on short-covering

By GFM Network News April 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than three per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from life-of-contract lows posted last week, traders said. Some contracts, including actively-traded June, rose by as much as the daily three-cent limit as a steady slide in prices over the past […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on profit-taking

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned lower on Friday after profit-taking and fund liquidation gave back some of the market’s gains over the past two days, said traders. U.S. stocks’ plunge over trade war fears unnerved CME livestock investors still digesting Monday’s Chinese tariff hike on U.S. pork, with similar plans […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME live cattle higher

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose sharply for a second straight day on Thursday, driven by short covering and fund buying, said traders. Investors, for now, are focused more on what packers will pay for cattle in the near term than a potential trade war with China, a trader said. On […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off China beef tariff news

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, after bargain buying reversed earlier losses following China’s proposed tariff increase on U.S. beef, said traders. China listed beef and other U.S. goods that may incur a 25 per cent duty by the end of May if Washington makes good on threats […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: More CME hog losses on China pork tariff hike

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday tumbled for a second straight day, dragged down by slumping cash hog prices and China’s additional 25 per cent tariff on U.S. pork imposed on Monday, said traders. The Chinese raised duties on pork, and more than 100 other U.S. products, after the U.S. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle mixed, hogs firmer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close higher

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

Klassen: Feeder market continues lower trend

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump on short-covering

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on profit-taking

U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME live cattle higher

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off China beef tariff news

U.S. livestock: More CME hog losses on China pork tariff hike

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