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CME October 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks, right column) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink and brown lines) and CME cash lean hog index (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on weak exports

Softer cash values drag on live cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday, pressured by softening wholesale pork prices and weak export demand, analysts said. “We’re going to have more supply coming at us, and that’s putting pressure on the wholesale market,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting Group. CME October lean hogs fell
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm, drought accelerates selling

Lean hog futures follow cash prices up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Wednesday, underpinned as ranchers move up placements of calves amid drought conditions across the southern U.S. Plains, analysts said. “The fall-weaned calves are starting to come through,” said Austin Schroeder, commodity analyst at Brugler Marketing. “Placements have been pushed ahead, with the drought.”
CME September 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle set multi-month highs

October lean hogs down on day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose to their highest level since April on concerns about tightening livestock supplies, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures hit a February high, while lean hog futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting
CME October 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, live cattle futures down on profit-taking

CME September feeder cattle also down

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Friday on cooling wholesale pork prices and profit-taking at week’s end, a day after the benchmark October contract set a life-of-contract high. Cattle futures also set back on profit-taking, but the most-active October live cattle contract posted a second straight weekly advance,
CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs firm on meaty consumer demand

Production 'probably hit our seasonal peak'

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, with several back months hitting new life-of-contract highs on thin trading, as domestic demand for beef this summer continues to be stronger than expected, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures rose — with the October and December contracts hitting new life-of-contract high
CME October 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures up on broad commodities rally

Lower-than-expected inflation data provides boost

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Wednesday, with the October contract hitting a life-of-contract high on brisk pork demand and broad strength in commodities on signs of decelerating U.S. inflation, traders said. Livestock and other commodities rose along with Wall Street equity markets as lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data drove
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip in technical, profit-taking pullback

CME hogs end day mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback from 3-1/2 month highs posted in the prior session. Sharply lower feeder cattle futures amid higher corn feed costs put further pressure on live cattle contracts, as both livestock markets took a breather after scaling to
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up with cash prices, tightening supplies

October lean hogs also gain on day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to a 3-1/2 month peak on Monday, supported by firm cash market prices and tightening supplies. Falling corn feed prices supported feeder cattle futures, while lean hog contracts also gained and touched the highest level since June 2021. CME August live cattle futures peaked
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures firm

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile exchange live cattle futures firmed to their highest in more than three months on Friday, while hog futures edged back toward the 13-1/2-month high hit on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.175 cent higher at 137.875 cents per lb, with the front-month contract LCc1 hitting its highest since April 29 during the
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock markets: Live cattle futures little changed after Wednesday high

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased slightly on Thursday, after rising to their highest in more than three months on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.2 cents lower at 137.7 cents per lb and most-active October LCV2 also ended slightly lower than Wednesday at 143.7 cents. September feeder cattle futures FCU2 were little

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