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

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

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 5 days ago

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Karl Plume 6 days ago

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

JBS USA to produce pork without ractopamine

By Tom Polansek October 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA will remove a growth drug banned by Beijing from its U.S. hog supply, the company said on Friday, accelerating the competition for pork exports as China grapples with a devastating pig disease. The meat packer’s move away from the drug ractopamine, a feed additive, shows how companies are maneuvering […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

By Jonathan Stempel October 4, 2019

Reuters — California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. The North American Meat Institute, whose members include processors such as Tyson Foods and retailers including […] 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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

By Mark Weinraub October 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa. “The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

By Mark Weinraub October 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with hog contracts easing for the second day in a row on technical follow-through selling while cattle futures firmed. The most-active December live cattle contract hit its highest in nearly two months. Traders said futures prices for hogs had rallied too sharply compared to […] Read more

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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

JBS USA to produce pork without ractopamine

U.S. meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

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