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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs edge up, live cattle end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended slightly higher on Monday, ending a seven-day losing streak, supported by stronger wholesale pork product prices while cash hog prices weighed, traders said. April closed just 0.1 cent per pound higher at 62.2 cents, while May ended unchanged at 71.425 cents (all figures US$). Monday
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Hogs, Local news

Food Matters goes for a whole-hog event

Consumers get the chance to butcher a pig and visit farms, as demand for in-depth, hands-on knowledge grows

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If enthusiasts of local food felt their social calendars were a little light this spring, they were right. After seven successful years, the annual Growing Local conference has been put on ice as Food Matters Manitoba moves in new directions. “Growing local is on hiatus,” explained executive director Kreesta Doucette, adding that a decrease in
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end weaker, but off lows

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs extended losses for a seventh consecutive session Friday on downward-trending cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April closed 0.2 cent per pound weaker at 62.1 cents, and May 0.825 cent lower at 71.425 cents (all figures US$). Friday morning’s average market-ready or cash hog price
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on strong dollar, bird flu woes

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell three per cent Wednesday, with deferred contracts making new lows, on the strong dollar and bird flu in Arkansas, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Arkansas. Investors
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures mixed as dollar, stocks weigh

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed mixed on Tuesday, with nearby futures helped by their discounts to recent cash prices, while back months bowed in part to outside market pressure. April closed 0.75 cent/lb. higher at 154.75 cents, and June up 0.1 cent at 146.25 cents (all figures US$). August
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undermines CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking and funds that sold or “rolled” April contracts and simultaneously bought deferred months, traders said. Funds involved in CME’s livestock markets that follow the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+P GSCI) shifted their April positions in a
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop with cash, wholesale pork prices

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs turned lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April and June closed 1.175 cents per pound lower at 66.825 cents and 77.45 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Wholesale pork prices slumped $1.49 to $68.49 per hundredweight (cwt) on Thursday morning

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