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U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on China pork tariff hike

By Reuters April 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Some deferred-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled down their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Monday after China raised tariffs on U.S. pork by another 25 per cent, said traders. Late on Sunday China announced higher duties on U.S. pork and over 100 other products that went into effect on […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble as USDA report rallies corn

By Karl Plume March 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday as a rally in the corn market sent feeder cattle tumbling and as weak cash cattle prices and rising supplies weighed on sentiment, traders said. The actively traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange June contract dropped by the three-cent-per-pound daily limit to settle at 102.575 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Michael Hirtzer March 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with both cattle and hogs recovering from recent lows on bargain buying and positioning ahead of government supply data, traders and analysts said. Most lean hog contracts jumped three per cent or more on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after earlier notching lifetime lows. […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed on positioning before USDA report

By Reuters March 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mixed on Tuesday after investors adjusted positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) quarterly hog report on Thursday, said traders. Analysts polled by Reuters, on average, estimated the U.S. hog inventory as of March 1 at 72.902 million head or 3.1 per cent […] Read more

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Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

By Jerry Klassen March 26, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $5-$8 with some pockets deteriorating $10 to as much as $12. Adverse weather in southern Alberta has resulted in limited buying interest from main feedlot operators. Feedlot Alley has received 150-200 per cent of normal precipitation over the past 60 days. Snow and rain, along with […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch six-month low on big supply

By Karl Plume March 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle tumbled to a six-month low on Monday as a glut of animals at U.S. feedlots fueled concerns about plentiful beef supplies into the fall, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported after Friday’s market close that ranchers had placed 7.3 per cent more cattle in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

By Theopolis Waters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef cattle into feedyards in states […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat

By Reuters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell on Friday for a second straight day, hit by recent cash hog price weakness and mounting worries about a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, traders said. Beijing said Friday it was considering imposing an additional tariff on U.S. products including an extra […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs hit a four-month low on Thursday as U.S. stocks plummeted amid fears of a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, said traders. On Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash prices extend CME live cattle losses

By Reuters March 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday for a fifth straight session, weighed down by a burdensome supply outlook and cash prices that fell short of expectations, traders said. A few investors adjusted positions in advance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on China pork tariff hike

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble as USDA report rallies corn

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

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed on positioning before USDA report

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch six-month low on big supply

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Cash prices extend CME live cattle losses

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