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U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies again buckle CME live cattle

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday racked up losses for a 10th session in a row, on plentiful supplies that softened wholesale beef values and this week’s cash prices, traders said. Futures losses accelerated after October and December filled a key technical chart gap between the July 22 high […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stretch losses to ninth straight day

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Thursday tallied losses for a ninth day in a row, pressured by bearish market fundamentals that offset futures’ discount to cash prices, traders said. August live cattle ended down 0.25 cent/lb., to 112.475 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October closed 0.375 cent […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump eighth day in a row

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled in negative territory for an eighth straight day, and hit a one-month low, following disappointing preliminary cash prices, traders said. August live cattle ended down 0.525 cent/lb. at 112.725 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October closed 0.825 cent lower at […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: More CME live cattle selling on weaker cash outlook

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures’ losing streak stretched to a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday in anticipation of softer cash prices by Friday, traders said. August live cattle ended down 0.175 cent/lb. to 113.25 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October closed 0.625 cent lower at 109.725 cents. Bids […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle weaken before USDA report

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday posted losses for a fourth consecutive session, partly on caution before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts polled by Reuters, on average, believe that July 2016 cattle placements increased modestly compared to […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle losses mount in fund selloff

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower for a fourth straight session on Thursday, saddled by fund liquidation after slipping below technical support levels, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.175 cents/lb. lower at 113.575 cents (all figures US$). October closed 1.825 cents lower at 110.575 cents and below the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Pork price turnaround sends CME lean hogs higher

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts finished higher on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering after Tuesday’s selloff and the morning’s wholesale pork price rebound, said traders. October ended 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 61 cents, and December finished up 1.3 cents, to 56.75 (all figures US$). After falling almost $3/cwt the day before, […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up again on cash, pork prices

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed higher for a second consecutive session on Monday, buoyed by stronger cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. October ended 2.5 cents/lb. higher at 62.5 cents and December finished up 2.075 cents to 57.025 (all figures US$). Cash hog prices in the U.S. Midwest […] Read more