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U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming months, traders and analysts said. Representatives from the U.S. and China were negotiating to end the trade war between the world’s biggest economies that has […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

By Jerry Klassen January 2, 2019

There were no sales last week with auction barns closed for the holiday season; therefore, we start the year looking forward at factors that will influence the feeder market over the next month. While the feeder market was quiet, feedlot operators were surprised with the U.S. fed cattle market jumping US$3-$4 from seven days earlier. […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

By Michael Hirtzer December 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished slightly lower on Monday as traders locked in profits in end-of-year position squaring, after prices earlier touched contract highs, traders said. Lean hog futures were mostly higher, buoyed by short-covering and position squaring on the final trading day of the month, quarter and year. Cattle futures […] Read more

CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

By Michael Hirtzer December 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and as wintry weather in the U.S. Plains hampered transportation of animals to market, traders and analysts said. Heavy snowfall, rains and falling temperatures in much of the central U.S. stressed livestock, likely slowing weight gains in […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle jump to contract highs

By Michael Hirtzer December 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed to life-of-contract highs on Thursday as a storm brought blizzard-like conditions to much of the Plains cattle belt, stoking expectations of higher prices for the animals in cash markets, traders said. Heavy snow could impede transportation of cattle to market in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and elsewhere while […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer December 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with cattle buoyed by expectations for gains in cash markets while hogs climbed on short covering after staying above Monday’s six-week lows, traders and analysts said. Prices for both cattle and hogs moved in relatively narrow ranges on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market ends year on firm tone

By Jerry Klassen December 24, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder markets traded $3-$5 higher. Auction barns in the major feeding regions of Alberta had limited numbers on offer last week; therefore, major operations were sourcing feeders from farther distances. While most feedlots are carrying sufficient numbers, year-end buying was able set the market on a firm tone. April […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selloff, cash worries

By Michael Hirtzer December 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined as much as 1.4 per cent on Monday in technical selling and worries of weaker prices for hogs in cash markets, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures, meanwhile, were mostly higher on light chart-based buying in an abbreviated session at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ahead of […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

By Karl Plume December 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with firm cash cattle markets supporting actively traded nearby months. Forecasts for possible winter weather in the U.S. Plains next week, which could slow down weight gains and cattle marketings, added further support. Feedlot cattle in Nebraska traded at mostly $119/cwt […] Read more

CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

By Mark Weinraub December 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged higher while hog futures eased slightly on Thursday as traders awaited the release of two key U.S. government reports. The U.S. Agriculture Department reports, released after the market closed, showed that the U.S. hog herd was slightly lower than analysts were expecting, at 102 per […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

U.S. livestock: Cattle jump to contract highs

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on technical buying

Klassen: Feeder market ends year on firm tone

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selloff, cash worries

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

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