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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Thursday, with help from short-covering stirred by future’s discounts to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle ended up 0.35 cent/lb. at 132.425 cents, and June closed 0.375 cent higher at 122.225 cents (all figures US$). So far this week, packers in

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, but off session tops

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s heavy losses, helped by short-covering and bargain hunting, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.4 cents/lb. higher at 132.075 cents, and June closed 1.1 cents higher at 121.85 (all figures US$). Futures’ price discount to early-week prices for market-ready,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 5, 2016

Weaker wholesale beef values, along with softer fed cattle prices, set a negative tone for the feeder cattle market this past week. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $4-$8 below week-ago levels, with calves trading as much as $10 lower in some cases. Producers can become nauseous watching these live cattle futures, but this is

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer April 4, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as lower wholesale beef prices suggested demand for the meat was slowing, traders said. Lean hogs were slightly lower in light trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Losses in outside markets kept a lid on gains in

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer April 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and analysts said. Hogs fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, led by losses in deferred contracts such as June and August

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 31, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday settled up their 4.5-cents/lb. maximum daily price limit, spurred by the morning’s bearish government grain report, traders said. U.S. farmers intend to plant 93.6 million acres of corn and 82.2 million acres of soybeans in 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on

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U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation takes down CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 30, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply on Wednesday, rattled by technical selling on the eve of the last trading day for the quarter, traders said. April live cattle ended 2.5 cents/lb. lower at 132.35 cents, and June closed 2.45 cents lower at 123.075 (all figures US$). Both contracts settled

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second straight day on Tuesday in a quiet session, with help from short-covering and technical buying, traders said. April closed up 0.325 cent/lb., to 70.25 cents (all figures US$). May ended 0.575 cent higher at 78.85 cents and June finished up 0.475

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade lower

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 29, 2016

The “one-week wonder” from seven to 10 days ago appears to have evaporated; a softer sentiment blanketed Western Canada this week, with feeder markets dropping $4 to $6 on average. A significant slide in live cattle futures, along with softer cash prices, caused feedlots to move into a risk-averse mentality. Heavier replacements took the brunt

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on fund buying, USDA report

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 28, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Monday, driven by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. They said last Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report stirred additional deferred-month buying. The survey showed modest U.S. herd growth during the December-February quarter

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, but off session tops

Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation takes down CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade lower

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on fund buying, USDA report

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