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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on pork gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to fresh life-of-contract highs on Monday, gaining on bear-spreading as wholesale pork prices reached the highest levels in more than two years. Dealers continued to buy back Chicago Mercantile Exchange July hog contracts and roll positions into deferred months such as most-active August hog futures, traders […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged to a 2-1/2-year high on Friday as recent gains in cash hog prices prompted investor buying in futures, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale pork values underscored strong meat demand and also bolstered futures while rising temperatures forecast next week could slow the rate of weight […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled higher on Thursday, and the July contract notched fresh highs, supported by their discounts to cash prices and fund buying prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s neutral quarterly hog report, said traders. USDA’s report showed a record number of hogs for the March-May […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

By GFM Network News June 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Wednesday after bargain buying and short-covering offset early-session selling following Tuesday’s heavy losses, said traders. They said discounts in deferred months to this week’s expected cash prices contributed to market advances. June, which will expire on Friday, closed 0.65 cent/lb. higher at […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures erase Monday’s rally

By GFM Network News June 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday bowed to fund liquidation that wiped out Monday’s sharp gains, including the August contract’s settlement up its three-cent per pound daily price limit, traders said. They attributed further selling on lower wholesale beef values that could weigh on this week’s cash prices. June, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

By GFM Network News June 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with the August contract up the three-cent per pound daily price limit, helped by buy stops and fund buying, said traders. They said Monday morning’s wholesale beef price upswing and back-month futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices offset initial […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report

By GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, with support from buy stops and late-session short-covering before the afternoon’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report, said traders. Analysts viewed the report as mildly bearish for live cattle futures on Monday due to May cattle placements that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices

By GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday, pressured by fallen cash and wholesale beef values, said traders. June, which will expire on June 30, closed 0.875 cent/lb. lower at 118.625 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded August finished 1.075 cents lower at 114.275 cents. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices for wholesale pork, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange July lean hogs notched life-of-contract highs for the third straight session as investors continued to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. futures regulators fined a Memphis trading firm and three associates US$5 million on Wednesday for using a manipulative tactic in CME Group’s cattle futures, a market grappling with extreme volatility. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it penalized McVean Trading + Investments $1.5 million and its chairman, Charles Dow McVean, […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

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GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

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NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on pork gains

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures erase Monday’s rally

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

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