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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs give back recent gains

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday suffered their biggest one-day loss in a month, with pressure from liquidation by funds that were largely responsible for Thursday’s market rally, said traders. April hogs ended 2.075 cents/lb. lower at 67.275 cents, and May 1.725 cents lower at 72.225 cents. “Futures are

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap back from session lows

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished higher on Thursday, after short-covering and bargain buying brought contracts from morning lows, traders said. “Hogs (futures) were simply too cheap. The price had gotten to the point where (investors) had wrung out any sort of spring seasonal rally,” said independent CME livestock futures

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit 14-month high on cash gains

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures surged to the highest levels in 14 months on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and steep gains at a weekly online cash cattle auction, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle rose by as much as three per cent while lean hogs were mostly

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high on cash optimism

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to two-month highs on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices extended gains, stoking optimism for higher prices this week in Plains cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were higher, while lean hogs fell for the fifth straight session. “There continues

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U.S. livestock: Deferred cattle hit contract highs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday, with deferred months for both live and feeder cattle hitting contract highs on spreading and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were largely lower, extending losses to the fourth straight session in a technical selloff. Most-active CME

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Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 20, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels with higher-quality cattle as much as $8 higher. Once again, stronger fed cattle prices and healthy feedlot margins were the main factors driving the market, especially in the heavier weight categories. Feedlots have liquidated a larger amount of fed cattle over the few weeks and

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit new highs on technical buying, beef gains

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a fresh seven-week high on Friday while feeder cattle reached the highest levels since August on support from technical buying and gains in wholesale beef prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures tracked gains earlier this week in Plains cash cattle markets, with meat packers

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit seven-week high on packer margins

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 16, 2017

CORRECTED, March 17 — Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, boosted by recent gains in beef prices that increased profit margins for meat packers, traders and analysts said. Technical buying also was noted, with some investors buying back positions in front-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live

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U.S. livestock: Cattle jump on gains in cash prices, wholesale beef

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 15, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose about one per cent on Wednesday, rebounding from declines in the previous session on the back of higher cash cattle trades in the southern U.S. Plains, traders and analysts said. Beef packers paid higher values for cattle to take advantage of big profit margins

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U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures declined on Tuesday, with live cattle easing one per cent as traders locked in profits following recent steep gains and amid uncertainty over how cash markets would develop this week, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures climbed to a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, boosted

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs give back recent gains

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap back from session lows

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit 14-month high on cash gains

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high on cash optimism

U.S. livestock: Deferred cattle hit contract highs

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit new highs on technical buying, beef gains

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit seven-week high on packer margins

U.S. livestock: Cattle jump on gains in cash prices, wholesale beef

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

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