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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday in a profit-taking setback from near two-highs as traders awaited further confirmation of pork purchases by China following a thaw in tense trade relations over the weekend. At a gathering of G20 countries in Argentina on Saturday, the White House agreed to […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

By Julie Ingwersen November 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday on short-covering after a four-session slide and concern that wintry weather in the central Plains in the coming days could slow cattle weight gain, traders said. Lean hog futures were mixed as traders awaited news on U.S.-China trade talks expected this weekend as […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

By Julie Ingwersen November 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak of African swine fever in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

By Julie Ingwersen November 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract dipped below its 50-day moving […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

By Julie Ingwersen November 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark February contract falling for the fourth session out of the last five after hitting a contract high last week. “The cash market continues to struggle. It’s a battle between reality and the ASF (African swine fever) headlines,” said Craig […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

By Julie Ingwersen November 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday on softer cash values and reduced demand for hogs from packers who were cutting kills, traders said. Live cattle futures were modestly lower while feeder cattle ended mixed, with front-month January declining and back months firming. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell despite […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

By Michael Hirtzer November 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were higher on Friday, with lean hogs rising sharply and cattle notching relatively smaller gains as each market was buoyed by hopes of better meat demand, traders said. Hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise on expectations that the spreading African swine fever virus in […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

By Michael Hirtzer November 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were higher on Wednesday, extending earlier small gains after government supply reports showed fewer-than-expected U.S. cattle supplies, traders said. U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed data showed 11.692 million cattle in U.S. feedlots as of Nov. 1. That figure was three per cent higher […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

By Michael Hirtzer November 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled three per cent on Tuesday, reversing after hitting contract highs as investors locked in profits ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Hog futures had gained in eight out of the past nine sessions on hopes of stronger pork demand, especially in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

By Michael Hirtzer November 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Monday, extending steep gains from last week on optimism for robust exports of U.S. pork due to the worsening African swine fever virus outbreak in China, traders said. China, the top world hog producer and pork consumer, has culled its swine herd […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

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