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Hit by beef ban, Indian butchers eye Jersey cows

By GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Mumbai | Reuters –– Battling a beef ban that has threatened their livelihoods, Muslim traders in India are seeking permission to slaughter foreign-origin Jersey cows they think will not be as sacred to the country’s majority Hindus as locally bred cattle. Several states led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on improved fundamentals

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up the three-cent-per-pound price limit Thursday, on higher wholesale beef values and better-than-expected subsequent cash prices, traders said. April and June ended at 159.3 cents and 149.025 cents per pound (all figures US$). CME’s live cattle trading limit will be expanded to 4.5 cents

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled flat to weaker on Wednesday, pressured by initial lower cash prices, but futures’ discounts to those cash values minimized losses, traders said. April closed unchanged at 156.3 cents, and June 0.7 cent lower at 146.025 cents (all figures US$). A few market-ready (cash) cattle in

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs rally on short covering

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 21, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished higher on Tuesday, supported by short-covering in the wake of recent market losses, traders said. CME live cattle discounts to last week’s prices for market-ready (cash) cattle provided more support, they said. April closed 0.95 cent per pound higher at 156.3 cents, and June ended

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble again as funds sell off

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted steep losses for a second straight session on Monday, partly due to fund liquidation after contracts fell through key technical support levels, traders said. April closed 2.45 cents per pound lower at 155.35 cents (all figures US$). It dropped below the 100-day and 40-day

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Klassen: Expansionary activity drives feeder market higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 18, 2015

I know this may sound redundant, but western Canadian feeder cattle traded $2 to $5 higher last week and in some cases as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Strong gains were noted across the Prairies on all weight categories. Feather-light steer calves under 500 pounds touched the magical $400 level in eastern regions; 700-lb.

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down as cash prices fall

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell by the three-cent-per-pound price limit Friday on profit-taking and lower cash prices, traders said. April and June closed at 157.8 cents and 149 cents, respectively (all figures US$). CME’s live cattle trading limit will be expanded to 4.5 cents on Monday following futures’ limit-down settlement

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Australia beef exports to fall on lower slaughter rate

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News April 17, 2015

Sydney | Reuters — Exports of Australian beef are likely to fall faster than previously expected as slaughter rates drop off as a two-year drought eases, threatening to add fuel to a rally in U.S. beef prices. A record slaughter rate has dropped nearly a fifth in the last two weeks, as farmers start to

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up for fourth straight day

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, again helped by their discounts to cash prices, traders said. April ended up 0.075 cent per pound at 160.8 cents and June, 0.325 cent higher at 152 cents (all figures US$). “There was too much

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise again; hogs slump

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 15, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, driven by their discounts to recent prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. April ended up 1.125 cents/lb., to 160.725 cents, and June 1.25 cents higher, at 151.675 cents (all figures US$). So far this week,

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Hit by beef ban, Indian butchers eye Jersey cows

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on improved fundamentals

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs rally on short covering

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble again as funds sell off

Klassen: Expansionary activity drives feeder market higher

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down as cash prices fall

Australia beef exports to fall on lower slaughter rate

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up for fourth straight day

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise again; hogs slump

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