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U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices for wholesale pork, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange July lean hogs notched life-of-contract highs for the third straight session as investors continued to

Crops, Markets

Strong demand keeps Prairie feed barley well supported

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 15, 2017

CNS Canada — Feed barley bids remain well supported in Western Canada, as solid demand and reluctant farmer selling keep the market underpinned heading into the summer months. “There is pretty decent demand. I’d say higher than average for this time of year,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. Strong

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished sharply lower, hit by fund liquidation and the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, said traders. The report showed the number of cattle placed in feedlots in April hit a 14-year high for the month. Traders said fund

Beef cattle, Livestock

U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 11 per cent more cattle in feedlots in April than a year earlier, the most for the month in 14 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, beating average forecasts. Higher cattle prices paid by packers last month enhanced profits for feedlots, allowing them to buy more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reversed some of their recent losses, stirred by fund buying and bargain hunting as the U.S. Memorial Day holiday approaches, said traders. They said futures’ discounts to this week’s cash prices attracted would-be buyers. June closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 123.925 cents, and above

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in four sessions and easing from

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Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on Friday while lean hog futures gained sharply as investors took profits in each livestock contract, traders and analysts said. Cattle fell after Thursday’s nearly four-week high and hogs rebounded from a roughly two-month low. “It’s just an end-of-the-week rally,” Rosenthal Collins

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losses on cash expectations

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to their third straight session, on pressure from expectations for declines in Midwest cash hog markets, traders and analysts said. Lower wholesale pork prices this week, especially pork belly cuts, also weighed on futures and squeezed packer

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U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Tag Archives cattle on feed

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Strong demand keeps Prairie feed barley well supported

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

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

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

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losses on cash expectations

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