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CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog and cattle futures closed mostly higher, supported by hopes for improved exports in the coming weeks, traders said. Technical buying also helped cattle futures, which were still trading close to contract highs hit earlier in the week. Traders also noted strength in the cash markets as

CME March 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose 2.1 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday. Cattle futures were weaker, pressured by profit-taking after the front-month February live-cattle contract hit an all-time high on Tuesday. “There was no fundamental line item to go with it yesterday so

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Klassen: Feeder market starts year with cautious tone

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 8, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged to slightly softer compared to mid-December. The market was lightly tested, with direct off farm to feedlot trade, but auction market activity was rather quiet. Winter conditions in southern Alberta caused buyers to be on the defensive, with lighter calves reflecting small discounts; however, vaccinated feeders on

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by prospects for improving export demand, traders said. The market was waiting for a pickup in deals from China due to the spread of African swine fever there. “That hope is still out there, but it’s elusive, and it’s up

CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-dat moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle break losing streak on bargain buying

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose 1.2 per cent on Monday, rebounding from five straight sessions of declines on a round of bargain buying. Feeder cattle futures also closed higher after sinking to a one-month low during the session while lean hog futures eased. Cattle also received support from news

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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased as much as one per cent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern Plains, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures weakened for the fourth straight session on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The market had climbed to life-of-contract

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U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming months, traders and analysts said. Representatives from the U.S. and China were negotiating to end the trade war between the world’s biggest economies that has

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Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 2, 2019

There were no sales last week with auction barns closed for the holiday season; therefore, we start the year looking forward at factors that will influence the feeder market over the next month. While the feeder market was quiet, feedlot operators were surprised with the U.S. fed cattle market jumping US$3-$4 from seven days earlier.

CME February 2019 live cattle with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer December 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished slightly lower on Monday as traders locked in profits in end-of-year position squaring, after prices earlier touched contract highs, traders said. Lean hog futures were mostly higher, buoyed by short-covering and position squaring on the final trading day of the month, quarter and year. Cattle futures

CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer December 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and as wintry weather in the U.S. Plains hampered transportation of animals to market, traders and analysts said. Heavy snowfall, rains and falling temperatures in much of the central U.S. stressed livestock, likely slowing weight gains in

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U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

Klassen: Feeder market starts year with cautious tone

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

U.S. livestock: Cattle break losing streak on bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

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