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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Technical selloff upends CME live cattle futures

By GFM Network News July 19, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Tuesday, undercut by technical-related selling that wiped out Monday’s gains, traders said. They said August futures led losers after investors periodically sold that contract and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear spreading. August live cattle ended 2.050 cents per lb lower […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early selling

By GFM Network News July 18, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled higher on Monday after short-covering and futures’ discounts to late last week’s cash prices offset early-session losses, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.525 cents per lb higher at 112.450 cents, and finished above the 20-day moving average of 112.05 cents. October closed 0.775 cent […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff reverses CME live cattle rally

By GFM Network News July 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Friday, after fund liquidation and lower expected cash prices later in the day pared Thursday’s market gains, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.8 cents/lb. lower at 110.925 cents, and October closed 2.225 cents lower at 109.85 cents (all figures US$). Both […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as funds roll

By GFM Network News July 14, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures gained for a second consecutive session on Thursday, supported by technical buying and the roll by funds out of August into deferred months, traders said. Thursday was the last of five days that funds in CME’s livestock markets that track the Standard + Poor’s […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on bargain buying

By GFM Network News July 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday after bargain hunting and short-covering snapped the market’s two-day losing streak, traders said. “I think some people are finally catching on to the idea that maybe sentiments that this market will continue to decline is overdone,” said Doane Advisory Services […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

First U.S. trader convicted of spoofing sentenced to jail

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. judge sentenced futures trader Michael Coscia to three years in prison on Wednesday, a lighter punishment than prosecutors had sought for the first person criminally convicted of the manipulative trading practice of spoofing. Coscia also was sentenced to two years of supervised release from jail, in a case that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply worries again sink CME live cattle to five-year low

By GFM Network News July 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday sank to a five-year low for a second straight session in anticipation of weak cash prices by Friday, traders said. August ended 0.45 cent/lb. lower at 108.9 cents, and earlier posted a new contract low of 108.175 cents (all figures US$). October finished […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on cash price discount

By GFM Network News July 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Friday, but eased from session highs, helped by their discounts to this week’s cash prices that fell shy of expectations, traders said. August ended 0.425 cent/lb. higher at 112.225 cents, and October finished up 0.1 cent, to 112.325 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday following the roll by funds out of August into deferred months ahead of similar moves beginning on Friday, traders said. Friday is the first of five days in which funds in CME’s live cattle and lean hog markets that track the […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid to a one-month low, pressured by concerns over possibly more supplies ahead, traders said. July ended down 0.475 cent/lb. to 81.575 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded August finished 2.625 cents lower at 80.625 cents. The government’s quarterly hog report in late […] Read more

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

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

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

GFM Network News

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

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

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

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U.S. livestock: Technical selloff upends CME live cattle futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early selling

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff reverses CME live cattle rally

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as funds roll

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on bargain buying

First U.S. trader convicted of spoofing sentenced to jail

U.S. livestock: Supply worries again sink CME live cattle to five-year low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on cash price discount

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

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