Traders booked profits ahead of the weekend, after the markets previously found support from gains in equities and improved processor margins that should boost demand for slaughter-ready cattle. Beef processors were earning $54.30 for each head of cattle they slaughtered, after losing money on each animal just a month ago, HedgersEdge.com data shows.
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pushes down CME cattle futures after gains
Louisiana energy hubs, crop exports disrupted ahead of Hurricane Francine
Energy production and agricultural exports out of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were disrupted, and oil refineries in Louisiana slowed operations ahead of Hurricane Francine's landfall later on Wednesday, according to official and operator reports.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally in turnaround from slide last week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on short covering on Monday, analysts said, as the markets recovered from a slide last week.
US tests for bird flu in California dairy cattle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing to confirm possible cases of bird flu in dairy cattle in California, the nation's biggest milk-producing state, USDA said on Friday.
North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike
Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle stabilize after sell-off
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures stabilized on Tuesday after sliding during the previous session on fears that the U.S. may be headed for a recession.
Bird flu sparking COVID memories on U.S. farms
U.S. dairy farmers say Michigan's response to bird flu is heavy-handed
Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan’s nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures recover from four-year low
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on short covering on Wednesday after nearing a four-year low this week on concerns about large supplies and lackluster U.S. export demand, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Hogs set contract lows as traders await US herd data
Analysts surveyed by Reuters project that quarterly USDA data will show the herd on June 1 was about 0.8 per cent bigger than a year earlier and that the number of pigs per litter was up 2.3 per cent in the March-May period.
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally after contract lows; cattle futures jump
Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday after falling earlier to contract lows under pressure from increased U.S. production. Cattle futures also climbed. A rise in wholesale prices for U.S. pork helped trigger the turnaround in hogs, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced the pork carcass cutout […] Read more
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