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U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

By Tom Polansek 24 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday on large supplies and uncertainty over negotiations to boost trade with China, the world’s top pork consumer. Traders and meat producers are hoping for further U.S. pork sales to China, which is grappling with a fatal pig disease that has […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on large supply, trade war jitters

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. livestock futures dropped on Wednesday, with lean hogs stumbling under pressure from large supplies in a turnaround from a rally a session earlier. Fresh uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations added pressure to the hog market, analysts said. Traders and meat producers are hoping for further U.S. pork sales to China, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy

By Karl Plume October 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures scaled to their highest point in 5-1/2 months on Wednesday as tighter-than-expected beef stocks and rising cash beef prices triggered active fund buying that took prices through key technical resistance levels. Actively traded contracts posted their strongest gains in nearly a month, breaking out of a narrow […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

By Karl Plume October 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slumped on Tuesday, pressured by abundant near-term hog supplies and concerns that U.S. pork export demand would not be large enough to absorb the expected surplus of meat produced. Hopes for a jump in Chinese demand for U.S. pork have supported hog futures at times in recent […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

By Karl Plume October 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday as hopes for rising demand for U.S. pork exports, particularly from China, more than offset near-term pressure from plentiful hog supplies. Investor caution kept hog futures in a narrow trading range following a roller-coaster session on Friday in which the market surged […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

By Julie Ingwersen October 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Friday after a roller-coaster session in which prices jumped on news of massive weekly pork export sales, only to turn down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said its figures could include pork sold in previous weeks. Toward the close, lean hog futures […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

By Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But so far the country’s purchases […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, extending a five-week rally tied to expectations of strong prices this week for cattle in the cash market, traders said. “Cash is $1-$2 higher every week, better than what people anticipated,” said Scott Varilek, a broker at Kooima and Kaemingk Commodities Inc. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

By Julie Ingwersen October 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase in pork values after deadly […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week was just above $109/cwt, according […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on large supply, trade war jitters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle jump as beef stocks tighten, funds buy

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

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