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CBOT December 2018 corn (orange) and January 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Traders aren’t expecting much to move corn and soybean markets in upcoming weeks as the U.S. moves into holiday mode. “These markets are going to just be very choppy and of course we’re going into December and nobody likes to work (during the holiday season). There’s more parties, Washington goes on Christmas […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

By Michael Hirtzer November 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled three per cent on Tuesday, reversing after hitting contract highs as investors locked in profits ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Hog futures had gained in eight out of the past nine sessions on hopes of stronger pork demand, especially in […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

By Michael Hirtzer November 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Monday, extending steep gains from last week on optimism for robust exports of U.S. pork due to the worsening African swine fever virus outbreak in China, traders said. China, the top world hog producer and pork consumer, has culled its swine herd […] Read more

CME December 2018 lean hogs, with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

By Karl Plume November 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Technical buying accelerated gains, lifting several deferred-month contracts to life-of-contract highs. “African swine fever fears are […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

By Karl Plume November 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for a fourth straight session on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and good demand for pork, traders said. Persistent concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, also underpinned prices as forecasts for big global […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end limit-up on African swine fever jitters

By Karl Plume October 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of African swine fever, particularly in China, fueled buying that took some contracts up by as much as their daily trading limits. Additional support in actively traded December futures stemmed from the contract’s discount to cash hog […] Read more

CME December 2018 lean hogs, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

By Tom Polansek October 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slid for the third consecutive session on Thursday and touched their lowest prices in more than seven weeks on concerns about increasing supplies, traders said. The market has weakened since contracts set multi-month highs on Oct. 1 amid worries about meat supplies swelling due to […] Read more

CME December 2018 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

By Michael Hirtzer October 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared as much as three per cent on Monday in bull-spreading linked to hopes of stronger U.S. cash hog prices and fears of African swine fever spreading in top pork consumer China, traders said. The gains came after China reported an African swine fever case […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

By Reuters October 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and rising concerns about demand amid weakness in global equities markets, traders said. Flat cash markets also cast a bearish tone on the markets. Cash cattle have traded at $111/cwt for five weeks in a row (all figures US$). Most-active CME […] Read more

The Belgian border near Lille in northern France. (Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

By Reuters October 12, 2018

Strasbourg, France | Reuters — France will put up fencing along its border with Belgium to prevent wild boars spreading African swine fever, a virulent livestock disease that could disrupt Europe’s pig industry. France has been on alert for African swine fever since Belgium detected the virus last month among wild boars a few kilometres […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end limit-up on African swine fever jitters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

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