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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 11, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell to six-year lows on Tuesday, adding to steep losses from the previous session as investors liquidated holdings amid ample animal and meat supplies, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures gained more than one per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade, lifted by spreading as some […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

By GFM Network News October 10, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday settled down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, on sell stops and fund liquidation after some contracts fell beneath chart support levels, said traders. October and December were down three cents/lb. at 98.875 and 100.05 cents, respectively (all figures US$). December futures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Patient buyers await lower feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News October 10, 2016

Patience is a virtue, the old saying goes. Unlike the past few years, feedlot operators have been rewarded for waiting and there is no clear signal the market has any incentive to deviate from the current direction. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $5-$8 below week-ago levels as larger numbers come onstream in all weight […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

By GFM Network News October 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished weaker on Friday on weekend positioning after traders sold nearby contracts and bought deferred months in a strategy known as bear spreading, said traders. October ended down 0.55 cent/lb. lower at 101.875 cents, and December down 0.05 cent, to 103.05 cents. “I think that […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

By GFM Network News October 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and bargain buying after futures tumbled to a seven-year low on Wednesday, traders said. CME October lean hogs, which will expire on Oct. 14, led advances due to a discount to the exchange’s hog index for Sept. 4 at 54.85 […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies slam lean hog futures

By GFM Network News October 5, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with some contracts posting new lows, led by profit-taking and seasonally rising hog numbers, traders said. Cooler fall temperatures in the Midwest and highly-nutritious new-crop corn are causing pigs to grow faster. The U.S. Department of Agriculture data on Wednesday showed […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle post biggest daily percentage gain in a year

By GFM Network News October 4, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged about three per cent on Tuesday to their best one-day performance since October 2015, sparked by short-covering and technical buying, said traders. Prior to Tuesday’s open, CME live cattle contracts displayed a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 27. A RSI below 30 suggests a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News October 4, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5-$10 lower last week, with certain auction barns experiencing a week-over-week decline of $15. After 15 months of devastating margins, feedlots have thrown in the towel. If one of the largest, most sophisticated and efficient feedlots shuts the doors, the smaller players are wondering what they’re doing in this […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

By GFM Network News October 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts ended sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying following futures’ plunge by their three-cent/lb. price limit on Friday, said traders. October, which will expire on Oct. 14, closed down 0.1 cent/lb. at 48.925 cents (all figures US$). Most-actively traded December ended 0.2 cent […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 30, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures plummeted to the lowest levels in years on Friday, extending recent declines amid abundant animal and meat supplies and as investors squared up their books on the final day of the quarter, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell roughly five per cent for their […] Read more

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Tag Archives cattle futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

Klassen: Patient buyers await lower feeder market

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies slam lean hog futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle post biggest daily percentage gain in a year

Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes

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