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CME December 2018 lean hogs, with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Technical buying accelerated gains, lifting several deferred-month contracts to life-of-contract highs. “African swine fever fears are […] Read more
CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally from five-month low in technical bounce

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied from five-month lows on Tuesday in a short-covering and technical-buying bounce, traders said. Live cattle futures followed feeders higher, although gains were clipped by limited packer demand for U.S. Plains feedlot cattle ahead of next week’s shortened Thanksgiving holiday week slaughter. Actively traded January […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weather weighs on feeder cattle

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $6 lower. Eastern Prairie regions experienced demand from Ontario and Quebec, which limited the downside; however, Alberta markets faltered as buyers, having factored in a higher deathloss due to adverse weather. Light wet snow along with warmer temperatures during the […] Read more
Cattle at a feedlot near North Platte, Nebraska. (AndrewLinscott/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop most since June on weaker cash market

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, sagging under pressure from lower wholesale beef prices and slightly weaker trades in cash cattle markets in the southern Plains, traders said. Front-month December live cattle settled 1.975 cents lower at 114.575 cents per pound. The contract finished […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on technical buying; hogs lower

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday, buoyed by spreading and technical buying despite a downturn in wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures climbed for the third straight session on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as the market continued to claw back from steep losses on Monday. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound from 2-week low on short-covering

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, rebounding from an early two-week low on support from calendar spreading and short-covering, traders and analysts said. But excessive hog supplies and increased pork production made the market vulnerable to further declines, with weaker prices for wholesale pork signaling a […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble on ample supplies, weak cash market

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago lean hog futures fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday, under pressure from abundant supplies and weaker prices in the Midwestern cash hog market, traders and analysts said. Front-month December hog futures eased by the most since July, settling down the 3.000-cent daily price limit at 54.100 cents per […] Read more

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