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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, with deferred months mostly higher on bargain buying after hitting multiyear lows on Tuesday. But nearby live cattle contracts continued to weaken. The front-month contract hit its lowest level since October 2016 on expectations that the shutdown of a major beef […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday in choppy trading as investors weighed rising pork prices against weak cash hog values and rising concerns about pork exports to China. Spread trading steered some contracts up sharply while others, including actively traded October and December futures, retreated. “Spreads […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures posted strong gains for a second consecutive session Thursday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying following the market’s recent drop. Rising pork prices and solid pork exports supported the market, largely diluting concerns over U.S. trade tensions with China, the world’s top hog and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise
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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied as much as four per cent on Wednesday in a technical buying and short-covering bounce following a string of losses triggered by worries over exports to China. The world’s largest hog and pork market has threatened to halt all U.S. agricultural product purchases […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as growing tensions between Washington and Beijing fueled worries about U.S. pork exports. China, the world’s largest hog and pork market, has threatened to halt all purchases of U.S. agricultural products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would slap […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder prices ratchet higher

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 higher on average; however, there were a few feature sales quoted $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Finishing feedlots were fairly aggressive on backgrounded cattle, which was the main source of yearlings last week. Early grassers are starting to come on the […] Read more
CME October 2019 lean hogs (candlesticks) and October live cattle (line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures swung wildly on Monday, with the most-active October lean hog futures going nearly limit-up and -down in the same trading session, amid growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, and that China […] Read more

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