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U.S. livestock: Pork demand, wintry weather boost CME hogs

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a second straight session on Monday, driven by improved wholesale pork prices and a winter storm churning in parts of the upper western Corn Belt, said traders. April hogs closed 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 68.8 cents, and May finished 1.1 cents higher at […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rally from four-month lows on fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News February 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs climbed 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, rallying on technical and investment fund buying after falling to more than four-month lows last week, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale pork prices also bolstered hog futures amid expectations the meat was becoming more competitive with more pricier beef cuts. Live […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

By GFM Network News February 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than two per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from steep declines last week and as cash pork prices rose. The actively-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange April contract touched a 4-1/2 month low early in the trading session but recovered to […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday were pressured by lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. They said February futures lost technical support while other contracts triggered sell stops after drifting below Thursday’s lows. February hogs closed down 0.225 cent/lb. to 73.175 cents, below the 20-day moving average […] Read more

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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

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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

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

By GFM Network News December 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs drifted to a three-month bottom on Monday, in response to lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Sell stops and deferred-month future’s premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 7 at 65.48 cents further weighed on contracts. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

By GFM Network News December 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished lower on Wednesday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Fund liquidation further weighed on the market, they said. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, ended down 0.45 cent/lb. at 63.825 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded February closed 1.55 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs at two-month high on packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a two-month high on Monday as cash prices extended their climb on strong demand from the expanded pork processing sector, traders and analysts said. Two new hog slaughterhouses that opened about a month ago in Iowa and Michigan have boosted hog demand while wholesale pork […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

By GFM Network News October 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day in a row on Tuesday, strengthened by upward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs and the morning’s firmer wholesale pork values, said traders. They said October futures led advances after investors actively bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred months, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Pork demand, wintry weather boost CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally from four-month lows on fund buying

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

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

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

U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, pork prices pull down CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs at two-month high on packer demand

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

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