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CME June 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

By Karl Plume April 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the actively traded June contract down for a seventh straight session, as fund long liquidation and technical selling pressured the market. Before the latest selloff in cattle began, commodity funds had built a record large net long position, and open interest in the […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cash feeder market shrugs off lower futures

By Jerry Klassen April 29, 2019

This past week, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $270-$274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from seven days earlier. Strength in the fed cattle market spilt over into the feeder complex as feeding margins moved into positive territory for the first time this year. Compared to last week, western Canadian […] Read more

CME July 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies

By Karl Plume April 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a third straight session on Monday on large supplies of hogs and worries about cooling domestic and export demand for pork, traders said. Cash pork prices were firm, but a stretch of cold and wet weather around parts of the United States, including an unusual […] Read more

CME June 2019 hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

By Julie Ingwersen April 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined on Friday, pressured by soft cash markets and long liquidation, traders said. The benchmark June lean hogs contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange recorded its third straight weekly decline after soaring to an April 5 contract high at 99.825 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract closed […] Read more

CME June 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

By Julie Ingwersen April 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged on Thursday, with the five most actively traded contracts settling down the daily three-cent-per-pound limit after weekly U.S. export data showed no new pork sales to China, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange also declined, pressured by long liquidation […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as lower cash beef prices and bearish technical signals prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed, with nearby contracts turning higher and gaining against back months. Commodity funds hold net long […] Read more

CME June 2019 hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

By Tom Polansek April 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sagged on profit-taking on Tuesday after a recent run-up to contract highs, traders said. Live cattle futures also slumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The most actively traded June hogs contract has pulled back about 7.5 per cent after setting a contract high on April 5 on expectations […] Read more

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

By Jerry Klassen April 23, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller numbers. Quality packages of yearlings were on the higher end of the range while smaller groups of fleshier replacements were discounted. Alberta feedlots were focusing […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures lower, live cattle follow suit

By Julie Ingwersen April 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. hog futures declined on Monday on a mix of softer cash hog prices and technical selling after a run-up to contract highs earlier this month, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures followed hogs lower. The benchmark June lean hogs contract fell roughly 3 percent, settling down 2.975 cents at 93.775 […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

By Tom Polansek April 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures set new contract highs in deferred months for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday on expectations of increased demand from China, before prices pulled back. Deferred feeder cattle futures also set contract highs. An outbreak of African swine fever in China fueled the temporary advances in deferred hog […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

Klassen: Cash feeder market shrugs off lower futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures lower, live cattle follow suit

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

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