Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Wednesday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, slated for release Friday.
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U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs slip back
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Tuesday, seeing continued strength in the front months at the close while edging lower in the more deferred contracts.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures see strong start to week
Both live and feeder cattle futures made healthy gains to start the trading week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and boxed beef continued to climb on strong consumer demand.
China renews export registrations for US pork, poultry plants, industry groups say
Beijing has renewed registrations that allow hundreds of U.S. pork and poultry facilities to export to China, industry groups said on Monday, after lapses threatened shipments to the world's largest meat importer.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise as producers rush to buy
Chicago feeder cattle futures made gains on Friday as producers snap up cattle.
U.S. livestock: Hogs down, cattle mixed
Chicago lean hog contracts were down on Thursday, while cattle were mixed.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle make gains but show signs of resistance
Chicago cattle futures climbed on Wednesday while all but the most nearby lean hogs also made small gains.
Tariffs make pork business more complicated, Smithfield Foods CEO says
Exports to China, imports of Canadian weanlings caught in tariff crossfire
Tariffs make it more complicated for Smithfield Foods, the biggest U.S. pork processor, to sell all parts of a pig, CEO Shane Smith said on Wednesday, and may disrupt imports of Canadian weanlings.
Day 1 piglet care sets eventual market hog up for success
A farmer’s management decisions during the piglet’s first 24 hours of life can help determine lifelong health and performance of the pig
A farmer’s decisions during a piglet’s first 24 hours of life help determine the pig’s lifelong health and performance.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs down as USDA updates supply/demand numbers
Chicago mercantile exchange cattle ended mixed on Tuesday as the USDA raised its beef production forecast.