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U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

By Tom Polansek 12 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Tuesday with support from stronger cash prices, while live cattle futures eased in a setback from recent advances. Gains in hog futures and cash prices reflect solid domestic demand for pork and signal that pig supplies are expected to tighten heading into the new year, said […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

By Tom Polansek 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers expanded their herds to supply […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

By Mark Weinraub 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a bearish pork export sales report, traders said. Cattle contracts were mixed, with live cattle rising on technical buying while feeder cattle eased. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of pork came in at a four-week […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

By Mark Weinraub December 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures Tuesday rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, supported by signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. USDA data showed that cash prices for hogs in Iowa and Minnesota have risen by more than $2 since last Wednesday, evidence that the market may have found its […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

By Mark Weinraub December 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell 2.4 per cent on Monday, weighed down by bearish supply concerns, traders said. “The hog market boils down to more of the same. Big supplies, record supplies,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities “With these trade talks still iffy, where are the Chinese? They […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low

By Tom Polansek November 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher on Friday in a turnaround from a decline earlier in the session to their lowest price since early September. Prices bounced back as pork producers are hoping that China will ramp up buying from the U.S. as it grapples with a fatal pig disease, African […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

By Tom Polansek November 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures reached a contract high on Wednesday on expectations that wintry weather would hamper the movement of cattle to slaughterhouses. Two winter storms blasted parts of the United States, after parts of Colorado got up to 30 inches of snow on Tuesday. The storms could disrupt transportation and […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen November 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, recording a seven-month high on expectations that a winter storm this week would slow the movement of cattle to beef packing plants and possibly curb the ability of feedlot cattle to gain weight, traders said. A powerful snowstorm swept across Colorado and into […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

By Julie Ingwersen November 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter storm this week that could […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

By Julie Ingwersen November 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday as bullish weekly export sales data and hopes for progress on a U.S.-China trade deal helped to snap a six-session sell-off, traders said. February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 0.675 cent at 67.45 cents/lb., rallying after a […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

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