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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract hitting a high as poor feedlot conditions in portions of the U.S. Plains raised concerns about beef supplies, traders said. Lean hogs closed lower in a profit-taking setback from contract highs set a day earlier. Fat cattle futures […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

By GFM Network News 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, with commodity funds reluctant to add to a heavy net short position despite pressure from slowing export demand for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybean futures declined as traders awaited news from ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with China, the world’s top soybean […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. front-month hog futures surged on Monday, extending last week’s advances on expectations of additional export sales to China, where African swine fever has decimated the world’s largest hog herd, traders said. “We had that huge sale of pork to China last week, and the market is anticipating more sales,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, halting a four-session rebound from contract lows set last week, as traders worried about export prospects for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat futures also declined. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) May corn settled down 1-3/4 cents at $3.71-1/2 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. seizes pork from China on swine fever concerns

By Reuters, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Washington | Reuters — U.S. border agents have seized around one million pounds of pork from China, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday, over suspicions that it might contain African swine flu disease which has hit Chinese pork output. Federal agents have seized the supplies over the past week in New York. “The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures rallied to a five-month high on Friday, closing at their daily trading limit on improving export prospects due to a sharp reduction in China’s domestic supplies, traders said. China’s pig herd slid 16.6 per cent in February from the previous year, as African swine fever swept the country, […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Canada to boost airport detector dog corps

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

With African swine fever top of mind, the federal government plans to more than double the total number of detector dog teams at Canada’s airports within five years. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking in Montreal Thursday, announced new funding of up to $31 million over five years to add 24 Food, Plant, and Animal Detector […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has been breaking dormancy. “I think […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Chinese hog prices […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

By GFM Network News March 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about a massive U.S. storm system […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

U.S. seizes pork from China on swine fever concerns

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

Canada to boost airport detector dog corps

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

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