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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks

Chicago | Reuters — Hopes for progress in talks to resolve the U.S.-China trade war lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday, traders said. Wall Street and commodities advanced after Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that China offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling ahead of storm

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were lower on Thursday, with live cattle prices easing from recent contract highs on technical selling ahead of a major winter storm forecast to hit U.S. cattle country, traders said. Feeder cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2 week low, pressured in part by rising corn […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble to two-month low

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped as much as 3.7 per cent on Wednesday, skidding to the lowest levels in two months on pressure from chart-based selling and ample U.S. hog supplies, traders said. Hog prices on Tuesday had dipped below their closely watched 200-day moving average and on Wednesday […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to life-of-contract highs at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday, lifted by worries that severe winter weather could prompt beef packers to pay higher prices for animals in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Technical buying and short-covering also buoyed cattle prices while lean hog futures finished narrowly […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News 6 days ago

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 on either side of unchanged. Early in the week, the market was rather sluggish but a fortuitous bounce in the live cattle futures quickly spilled over into the feeder complex. Yearlings and heavier calves ended the week $2 to $4 higher. Feeding margins are […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News January 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, while more actively traded live […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

By GFM Network News January 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, following softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME February hog futures settled down 1.425 cents at 62.65 cents/lb., halting a three-session advance (all figures US$). Traders noted that hogs in the top cash market of Iowa and southern Minnesota traded […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

By GFM Network News January 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog and cattle futures closed mostly higher, supported by hopes for improved exports in the coming weeks, traders said. Technical buying also helped cattle futures, which were still trading close to contract highs hit earlier in the week. Traders also noted strength in the cash markets as […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

By GFM Network News January 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose 2.1 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday. Cattle futures were weaker, pressured by profit-taking after the front-month February live-cattle contract hit an all-time high on Tuesday. “There was no fundamental line item to go with it yesterday so […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market starts year with cautious tone

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News January 8, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged to slightly softer compared to mid-December. The market was lightly tested, with direct off farm to feedlot trade, but auction market activity was rather quiet. Winter conditions in southern Alberta caused buyers to be on the defensive, with lighter calves reflecting small discounts; however, vaccinated feeders on […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling ahead of storm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble to two-month low

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

Klassen: Feeder market starts year with cautious tone

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