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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness in equities, which lost ground as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge, traders said. In grain markets, soaring costs for corn and wheat threaten […] Read more
CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks, right column) with April 2022 feeder cattle (red line, right column) and April 2022 live cattle (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Hog futures up on supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed on the day’s livestock complex, […] Read more
CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading […] Read more
CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November

April, June hogs down on day

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday as beef prices weakened and some traders reduced risk amid uncertainty over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest price since November and lean hogs also slumped. […] Read more
CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down on lower cash prices

Chicago lean hogs extend decline

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a third straight session. Weakening wholesale beef prices added pressure to live cattle, along with adequate supplies of animals available to packers through the summer. The […] Read more
CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sink on profit-taking

March feeder cattle drop as grains surge

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures tumbled on Thursday as profit-taking and long liquidation pressured prices following recent gains, analysts said. Lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs reached on Wednesday as traders monitored swings in the stock market after Russia invaded Ukraine. CME April hog futures sank 2.5 cents to […] Read more
CME June 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on profit-taking

Rising feed costs pressure cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended down sharply on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback following seven sessions of gains that took actively-traded nearby months to contract highs. A bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cold storage report on Tuesday showed larger frozen pork supplies, including a 17 per cent month-over-month […] Read more
CME June 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise again on tight supplies

Rough weather on Plains supports live cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday in a seventh straight session of gains, lifted by strong domestic demand and tight supplies of hogs. Broader commodities market gains added support to hogs as concerns about a Russian invasion of Ukraine hammered equities markets and fueled worries […] Read more
CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally to six days

April live cattle down on day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose for the sixth straight session on Friday, with the market underpinned by strong domestic demand and tight supplies as slaughter numbers lagged well behind the 2021 pace. Traders also noted technical buying helped accelerate the gains. April lean hog futures gained 1.825 cents to 109.4 […] Read more
CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and CME lean hog index (dark red line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit six-month high on strong cash markets

April live cattle end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest in six months on strength in the cash market, traders said. April lean hog futures gained 2.175 cents, to 107.575 cents/lb., hitting a new contract high and briefly topping the high end of […] Read more

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