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U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation undercuts CME live cattle

By GFM Network News February 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday, hit by sell stops and fund selling after drifting below technical support levels, said traders. February live cattle closed 1.25 cents/lb. lower at 116.4 cents, and April 1.675 cents lower at 113.15 cents (all figures US$). Both contracts slipped beneath their […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer

By GFM Network News February 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Thursday, helped by technical buying and this week’s steady-to-firmer cash prices, said traders and analysts. They said the prospect of increased supplies capped back-month futures advances. February live cattle closed 0.875 cent/lb. higher at 117.65 cents, and above the 40-day moving average […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Initial cash prices drop CME live cattle

By GFM Network News February 8, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Wednesday, pressured by softer wholesale beef values and some preliminary cash prices that fell short of expectations, traders said. They said sell stops and fund liquidation compounded market losses. February live cattle closed 0.9 cent/lb. lower at 116.775 cents, and April 1.75 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures again reach new highs

By GFM Network News February 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hogs on Tuesday scored a fresh contract high, and deferred months scored new monthly tops, led by brisk wholesale pork demand cash price optimism, said traders. February hogs ended 1.025 cents/lb. higher at 72.375 cents, and hit a new contract high of 72.8 cents (all figures […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices boost CME hogs to new highs

By GFM Network News February 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog February futures scored a fresh contract high and deferred contracts scored monthly highs on Monday, fuelled by firmer cash and wholesale pork values, said traders. February hogs ended 1.025 cents/lb. higher at 71.35 cents, and hit a new contract high of 71.425 cents. April ended 0.975 […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend gains on packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News February 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures extended gains to a fresh seven-month high on Thursday, lifted by strong pork packer demand, while cattle futures also climbed in a short-covering rebound from Wednesday’s multiweek lows, traders and analysts said. Traders continued to bull-spread Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs, with the front-month February contract hitting […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on pork gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 31, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged three per cent to a seven-month high on Tuesday as rising pork and cash hog prices triggered investment fund and chart-based futures buying, traders and analysts said. CME live and feeder cattle futures fell to multi-week lows, pressured by ample cattle supplies. The U.S. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in three weeks on U.S. placements

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures notched their biggest losses in about three weeks on Monday in a sell-off triggered by government data showing larger numbers of cattle placed on feed in December, traders said. Both live and feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest since Jan. 9 as investors liquidated long bets […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. December feedlot cattle placements hit six-year high

By GFM Network News January 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feedlots brought in 18 per cent more cattle in December than the year-earlier month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, which topped forecasts and reached a six-year high for that month. Higher prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle last month improved profit for feedlots. That allowed them to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By GFM Network News January 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled weaker on Friday ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, said traders. Analysts, on average, expect the report to show 8.4 per cent more cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots in December than a year […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation undercuts CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer

U.S. livestock: Initial cash prices drop CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures again reach new highs

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices boost CME hogs to new highs

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend gains on packer demand

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on pork gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in three weeks on U.S. placements

U.S. December feedlot cattle placements hit six-year high

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

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