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

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 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

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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

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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

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

By Tom Polansek September 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures touched six-week highs and feeder cattle exceeded seven-week highs on Tuesday as traders projected cash prices will remain steady or rise, after strengthening last week. Feeder cattle are trading above where they were before a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse last month removed a key buyer […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

By Tom Polansek September 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Friday as a Chinese agriculture delegation scrapped U.S. farm visits planned to build goodwill during trade talks next week. The canceled trips to Montana and Nebraska raised concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may drag on […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle near six-week high

By Tom Polansek September 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle and live cattle futures hit their highest prices since August on Thursday, supported by strength in the cash market, before ending mixed. Cash cattle had set the firmer tone on Wednesday, trading for $101/cwt in Texas and Kansas, up from a range of $97-$100 in Texas last week […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

By Tom Polansek September 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Tuesday, with the most-active contract dropping by the daily maximum, due to weak cash prices and technical selling, traders said. Pork cutout values eased for carcasses, loins, bellies and other products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. December lean hog futures dropped the daily […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek September 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig virus that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

By Tom Polansek September 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed by an expanded daily limit on Friday as China said it would exempt U.S. pork from additional tariffs imposed during its trade war with the United States. The exemptions raised hopes for Chinese buying and were seen as the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before […] Read more

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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: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle near six-week high

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

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