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U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly rose by their daily three-cent […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

By Karl Plume May 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped for the fourth time in five sessions on Friday as falling cash cattle prices and ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals weighed on the market, traders said. The possibility that meat exports could slow due to trade tensions with China and uncertainty about a deal […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

By Karl Plume May 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures bounced on Thursday on technical buying and short-covering following three days of steep declines that had sliced prices by more than five per cent, traders said. Optimism that a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could be reached by the end […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supply

By Karl Plume May 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped for a third straight session on Wednesday on weakening cash cattle prices and plentiful supplies of market-ready animals, traders said. Actively traded CME August live cattle futures settled 1.35 cents lower at 99.05 cents/lb., its lowest since April 4 (all figures US$). June cattle […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump again on falling cash prices

By Karl Plume May 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply for a second straight session on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and weakening cash cattle prices, traders said. Large numbers of slaughter-ready cattle are expected to continue flooding the market over near term and futures prices have slumped in anticipation of a cash […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: June live cattle limit down in technical selloff

By Michael Hirtzer May 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled two per cent or more on Monday, with the front-month June contract falling by its three-cents per pound daily limit in a technical selloff, traders said. Sufficient cattle supplies and weaker trades last week in U.S. Plains cash steer markets also weighed on futures. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries

By Reuters May 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished lower on Friday, hit by the “roll” by funds into deferred months and uneasiness over North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks, said traders. “NAFTA fears, Goldman roll and premiums to the cash prices. Everyone who bought futures this week decided to dump them […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live cattle

By Reuters May 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying reversed the previous session’s losses, said traders. In a trading strategy known as bull spreads, traders bought June and simultaneously sold deferred months, stirred by firmer wholesale beef values and future’s discount to expected cash prices […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle buckle under big supply worries

By Reuters May 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle prices on Wednesday felt pressure from softer wholesale beef prices and concerns about a looming supply buildup, traders said. Future’s steep discount to this week’s expected prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle limited June market losses, they said. June live cattle closed down 0.625 cent/lb. at […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on short-covering, fund buying

By Reuters May 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled higher on Tuesday, helped by short-covering and fund buying that halted the market’s two-session slide, traders said. In a trading strategy known as bull spreads, some investors bought June futures and simultaneously sold deferred months in anticipation of this week’s cash prices. Bull spreads offset […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supply

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump again on falling cash prices

U.S. livestock: June live cattle limit down in technical selloff

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle buckle under big supply worries

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on short-covering, fund buying

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