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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But so far the country’s purchases […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, extending a five-week rally tied to expectations of strong prices this week for cattle in the cash market, traders said. “Cash is $1-$2 higher every week, better than what people anticipated,” said Scott Varilek, a broker at Kooima and Kaemingk Commodities Inc. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase in pork values after deadly […] Read more

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Beef webinar season starting soon

First webinar scheduled for Oct. 30

By Beef Cattle Research Council October 11, 2019

The Beef Cattle Research Council’s new webinar season is getting underway. This year’s topics range from feed testing to external parasites, and other practical, science-based information for Canadian beef producers. There are eight webinars in all and interested producers can use one registration for all eight or just the specific ones they’re interested in. The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

By Julie Ingwersen October 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, following broad strength in commodities tied to hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, along with firm cash values for hogs and pork, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures settled up 1.125 cents at 69.6 cents/lb. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

By Tom Polansek October 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sagged on Thursday as the confirmation of record-large weekly pork export sales to China failed to impress traders who have been expecting a surge in demand for months. Uncertainty about when the pork will be shipped to China also kept a lid on gains, traders said. The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

By Julie Ingwersen October 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second straight session on hopes that U.S. trade talks with China, at a time of surging Chinese pork prices, could bolster U.S. pork exports, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 69.475 cents/lb., just […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

By Karl Plume October 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday in a technical and bargain-buying rebound from one-month lows amid hopes that China would step up U.S. pork imports as the country’s domestic pork prices have soared. The hog herd in China, the world’s largest pork market, has been decimated by African […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

By Julie Ingwersen October 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell their daily limit on Monday, declining for a fifth straight session as an aggressive slaughter pace and uncertainty about this week’s U.S. trade talks with China overshadowed rising pork cut-out values, traders said. The selloff came as U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators launched a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

By Mark Weinraub October 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the fourth day in a row on Friday, extending a losing streak that pulled prices off a two-week high hit on Monday. Traders said gains in the futures earlier in the week outpaced cash market strength and the spread between the two markets needed correcting. Cattle […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

Beef webinar season starting soon

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

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