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U.S. livestock: Cash prices halt CME hogs’ losing streak

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday snapped a four-session slide, helped by short-covering and firmer prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs, traders said. They said some investors bought deferred months as fears of a trade war eased. Futures drew support from expectations for only a slight seasonal increase in hog

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Klassen: Feeder market sends mixed signals

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 13, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian average yearling prices were steady to $3 lower while heavier replacements above 1,000 lbs. actively traded $3 to as much as $6 lower. Weakness in deferred live cattle futures, along with rising feed grain prices, caused buyers to lower their bids accordingly. Steers averaging 1,000 lbs. were readily trading

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U.S. livestock: Supplies, trade nerves keep CME hogs on defensive

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished mostly lower for a fourth straight session on Monday, pressured by seasonal supply buildup and continued worries about potential trade disputes, said traders. Any trade war with the U.S. will only bring disaster to the world economy, China’s commerce minister said on Sunday. The

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back on bargain hunting

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, after short-covering and bargain buying pulled contracts up from Thursday’s seven-week low, said traders. Bullish investors were further drawn to futures’ price value compared to this week’s prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle. April live cattle closed 1.35 cents/lb. higher at 123.125

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down, but off seven-week lows

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle slid to a seven-week bottom on Thursday, led by fund liquidation, traders said. Futures’ discount to this week’s slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle prices freed contracts from session lows, they said. April closed 1.2 cents/lb. at 121.775 cents (all figures US$). June finished 1.55 cents lower at

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U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Wednesday hit a three-month low, partly rattled by talk of a potential trade war if the U.S. tacks higher tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, traders said. Wednesday’s U.S. stock market slumped as U.S. President Donald Trump appears poised to impose steep tariffs this

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U.S. livestock: Supply buildup fears undercut CME live cattle

By GFM Network News March 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday finished lower as concern about increased supplies ahead yanked the market from early-session highs, traders said. Investors exercised caution while waiting for the bulk of slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle in the U.S. Plains to change hands this week. April ended 0.4 cents/lb. lower

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U.S. livestock: Pork demand, wintry weather boost CME hogs

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a second straight session on Monday, driven by improved wholesale pork prices and a winter storm churning in parts of the upper western Corn Belt, said traders. April hogs closed 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 68.8 cents, and May finished 1.1 cents higher at

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on technical selling and expectations of a seasonal uptick in beef supplies as the pace of cattle slaughter increases, analysts said. “(There is) a little concern that we might have posted the smallest supply of the year, and now we are facing

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U.S. livestock: Spot cattle rise, deferreds weak

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with the front-month contract edging higher after hitting a 2-1/2-week low on Wednesday. Deferred cattle contracts were weaker, remaining under pressure from weak cash markets. Strong export data provided support to the nearby contracts. The U.S. Agriculture Department reported weekly beef

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U.S. livestock: Cash prices halt CME hogs’ losing streak

Klassen: Feeder market sends mixed signals

U.S. livestock: Supplies, trade nerves keep CME hogs on defensive

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back on bargain hunting

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down, but off seven-week lows

U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Supply buildup fears undercut CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Pork demand, wintry weather boost CME hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

U.S. livestock: Spot cattle rise, deferreds weak

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