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

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: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

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 4 days ago

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

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: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

By Julie Ingwersen October 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second straight session on hopes that U.S. trade talks with China, at a time of surging Chinese pork prices, could bolster U.S. pork exports, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 69.475 cents/lb., just […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

By Karl Plume October 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday in a technical and bargain-buying rebound from one-month lows amid hopes that China would step up U.S. pork imports as the country’s domestic pork prices have soared. The hog herd in China, the world’s largest pork market, has been decimated by African […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

By Julie Ingwersen October 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell their daily limit on Monday, declining for a fifth straight session as an aggressive slaughter pace and uncertainty about this week’s U.S. trade talks with China overshadowed rising pork cut-out values, traders said. The selloff came as U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators launched a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

By Mark Weinraub October 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa. “The […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

By Tom Polansek September 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures touched six-week highs and feeder cattle exceeded seven-week highs on Tuesday as traders projected cash prices will remain steady or rise, after strengthening last week. Feeder cattle are trading above where they were before a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse last month removed a key buyer […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

By Tom Polansek September 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Friday as a Chinese agriculture delegation scrapped U.S. farm visits planned to build goodwill during trade talks next week. The canceled trips to Montana and Nebraska raised concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may drag on […] Read more

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

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

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China trade optimism

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover on bargain buying, trade hopes

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit multi-week highs on flat to higher cash trade expectations

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

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