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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering, bargain buying boost CME hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday after bargain buyers and investors covering short positions reversed Tuesday’s slide to an 8-1/2 month low, traders said. Prior to Wednesday’s session CME hogs had a relative strength index (RSI) reading of 17. An RSI below 30 suggests a market is […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supplies drag CME hogs to eight-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday were weakened by falling prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs along with softer wholesale pork values as supplies build seasonally, said traders. They said packers also have more livestock at their disposal as packing plants prepare to shut down for the upcoming Labour […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle gain before USDA report, but off highs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle posted modest gains on Friday after investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the report to show 6.2 per cent more cattle entered feedlots in July than a […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from nine-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled higher on Thursday after short-covering and bargain buying rescued futures from a nine-month low earlier in the session, said traders. Technical buying and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday provided more market support. August, which will expire […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle resume trek to nine-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit a nine-month low for the fourth time in the past five sessions, led by seasonally soft wholesale beef demand and lower initial cash prices, said traders. Fund liquidation contributed to declines after deferred contracts slipped below key technical support levels, they said. […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled higher for the first time in five sessions, spurred by short-covering and bargain buying, said traders. Some contracts punched through key technical resistance barriers, which triggered fund buying and pre-established buy orders. August ended 0.725 cent/lb. higher at 106.725 cents (all figures […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased to their lowest level in nine months on Monday as the seasonal supply build-up pressured wholesale beef prices for a third consecutive session, traders said. They said bullish traders worried that plentiful cattle numbers might again result in lower prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures pared losses on Friday after falling to their lowest level in nine months, led by this week’s steep cash price drop and seasonally downward-trending wholesale beef values, said traders. Bargain buying and traders covering their short positions lifted contracts from session lows, and futures remained […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit nine-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sank to a nine-month low on Thursday, weighed down by seasonally tepid wholesale beef demand and sharply lower prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Thursday’s market losses triggered pre-established sell orders. And fund liquidation developed after August and October futures fell below their […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back Tuesday’s gains

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s advances, led by fund liquidation and expectations for softer prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle this week, traders said. “We obviously still see liquidation by funds that are still long the market,” West Oak Commodities analyst Tom Tippens said. […] Read more

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