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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down fourth straight session

By Theopolis Waters July 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Monday saw Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slide for a fourth consecutive session, dragged down by slumping seasonal beef demand that could again pressure cash prices for this week, traders said. August closed down 0.875 cent/lb. to 146.625 cents, and October 0.7 cent lower at 149.75 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

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National hedging plan weighed for hog farmers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 10, 2015

If there’s a way for a national-level hedging program to help Canadian hog farmers limit their exposure to hog price volatility, the national hog industry body aims to find it. The Canadian Pork Council on Friday announced it had picked up $169,530 in federal funding for a feasibility study on developing such a hedging program. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters July 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A selloff of Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures carried over into the third straight session on Friday, pressured by diminished seasonal beef demand and sentiment that cash prices may have topped out, traders said. August closed down one cent per pound at 147.475 cents, and October fell 1.375 cents, to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

By Theopolis Waters July 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses on Thursday, hit by slumping wholesale beef demand and initial technical selling, traders said. But, short-covering and hopes of steady-to-better cash prices than last week for unsold cattle freed contracts from morning lows, they said. August closed down 0.525 cent/lb. to 148.475 cents, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters July 8, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Wednesday, pressured in part by the tumbling Chinese stock market and its impact on Wall Street, traders said. World markets were shaken during the day by a halt in New York Stock Exchange trading, the crash in Chinese stocks and Greece’s ongoing […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

By Theopolis Waters July 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session in which anticipation of stronger cash prices overshadowed slack wholesale beef demand, traders said. August closed up 0.575 cent/lb. at 151.075 cents, and October 0.55 cent higher at 154.025 cents (all figures US$). Fewer market-ready (cash) cattle […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

By P.J. Huffstutter July 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures remained mostly sluggish on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders wrestled with strengthening grain prices, tight supplies of market-ready cattle, and visions of a glut of hogs straining U.S. slaughterhouse capacity in the coming months. Livestock futures trading was relatively light on an historic day at […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

By Michael Hirtzer July 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rose as much as two per cent on Thursday, lifted by large weekly pork export sales and hopes a deal between JBS USA and Cargill could lead to more international shipments, traders and analysts said. Volume was light in an abbreviated session ahead of the U.S. July […] Read more

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JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

By Reuters July 1, 2015

Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill’s U.S. pork business for US$1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal that would make it one of the largest and most powerful meat companies in the U.S. The bid by the company’s JBS USA subsidiary comes […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices drive CME live cattle limit-up

By Theopolis Waters July 1, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up their three cent/lb. maximum daily price limit on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering in response to better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. August and October finished at 151.075 and 153.7 cents, respectively (all figures US$). The CME live cattle trading limit will be expanded to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down fourth straight session

National hedging plan weighed for hog farmers

U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

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