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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on firmer cash price expectations

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Friday gained for a second straight day, guided by expectations for steady-to-higher cash prices by late Friday, traders said. October live cattle, which expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 115.375 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded December closed up […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-month high

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and renewed optimism for this week’s cash prices, said traders. October live cattle, which will expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.125 cents/lb. higher at 114.15 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise on firmer cash, pork prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by modest cash and wholesale pork price gains, said traders. Investors unwound some of Tuesday’s long CME live cattle short lean hog spreads that, along with buy stops and speculative buying, sent some deferred hog contracts to new highs. December […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism buoys CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed sharply higher on Tuesday, spurred by short-covering in anticipation of steady-to-better cash prices later this week, said traders. Fund buying contributed to advances after some contracts topped technical resistance levels on their way to new highs. October live cattle, which will expire on Oct. 31, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, cash prices drop CME hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking following the morning’s cash price drop, traders said. December hogs finished 1.325 cents/lb. lower at 63.525 cents, and February ended 0.875 cent lower at 68.225 cents (all figures US$). Some investors sold futures after analysts predicted a 480,000-plus head […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, helped by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday at 2 p.m. CT, said traders. They said that with December futures slated to be the new lead month following October’s expiration, investors periodically […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices lift CME hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday shrugged off some of Tuesday’s declines, helped by short-covering and rising prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs, said traders. December futures led advances after investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads. Fund buying developed […] Read more

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