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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday in the wake of technical selling that largely overshadowed bullish market fundamentals, said traders. U.S. stock market volatility, after their worst ever daily point loss on Monday, kept CME livestock market traders on the defensive. Some funds that bailed out of stocks […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished lower for the first time in three session due to profit-taking and continued heavy stock market losses, said traders. “People were just watching what happened with stocks over the past few days and decided they wanted out of everything and figure it […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Funds, weather extend CME live cattle gains

By GFM Network News February 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished higher for the second day in a row, with help from fund buying and another wintry blast in parts of the U.S. Plains, said traders. Bitter cold tends to slow cattle weight gains, while hazardous conditions disrupt movement of livestock to market. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on fund buying

By GFM Network News February 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday touched a three-month top, spurred by short-covering and fund buying, said traders. April closed up its three-cent-per-pound daily price limit (all figures US$). Investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold February. The limit will expand to 4.5 cents on Friday. February live cattle […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post losses, but off session lows

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled lower, weighed down by profit-taking and initial fund liquidation, said traders. Rising wholesale beef values and CME live cattle futures’ discount to prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle lifted contracts from session bottoms. February live cattle finished 0.875 cents/lb. lower at 124.825 […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

By GFM Network News January 30, 2018

CNS Canada –– Canadian pork producers should see higher returns for their product in the spring of 2018, but whether those prices last may determine how successful Canada is at tapping new markets. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture supply estimates, weekly U.S. hog slaughter numbers over the past two months have averaged 2.369 million […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

By GFM Network News January 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, riding a tailwind from Friday’s higher-than-expected prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 125.7 cents and most-active April settled up 0.375 cents at 125 cents (all figures US$). After futures closed on Friday, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with strength in the cash market underpinning a technical rebound from Thursday’s sharp decline, traders said. “We had a break that was a surprisingly quick break from the top,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities. “Today we brought back the technical […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped 2.2 percent after hitting their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak as a rebound in the U.S. dollar sparked a round of profit-taking. “The pushback on the U.S. dollar maybe caught a few people off-guard,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist with […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the transportation of animals earlier this […] Read more

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Tag Archives hog futures

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Funds, weather extend CME live cattle gains

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on fund buying

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post losses, but off session lows

Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

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