Nov 18 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures dropped on Monday pressured by profit-taking after higher cash prices last week, traders said.
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CME live cattle futures fall on profit-taking
LIVESTOCK-Higher cash prices lift U.S. live cattle futures
* Weak corn prices support CME feeder cattle * Short-covering props up CME hog futures By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended firmer on Friday, helped by higher cash prices, traders said. Packers in Texas and Kansas paid $132 per cwt on Friday for cash or slaughter-ready
LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures end lower as funds sell
* Rebound in beef price lifts CME live cattle * Feeders gain with live cattle futures By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Thursday, pressured by fund liquidation after the February contract dropped below a key technical level, traders said. The funds selling began after February fell
CME live cattle futures gain on cash price expectations
Nov 14 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures edged up on Thursday in anticipation of cash trading at a minimum of steady, compared with last week, traders said.
Price insurance for livestock on its way
There’s been no official announcement, but commodity groups say price insurance for livestock producers will soon be a reality
Price volatility could soon be a thing of the past for Manitoba’s beef producers, if a proposed livestock price insurance program comes to fruition. The insurance plan could be announced within weeks, said Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers. “I’m very hopeful that there will be an announcement made very soon,” saidLIVESTOCK-CME live cattle ends lower as weaker cash prices weigh
* CME live cattle end weaker * Hog futures supported by higher pork prices By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday dragged down by weaker cash cattle trade, analysts and traders said. U.S. Plains cash cattle traded at $131 per cwt, $1 lower than
LIVESTOCK-Rising temperatures heat up U.S. hog futures
* CME live cattle drop with beef prices * Feeder cattle futures settle mixed By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Tuesday rose in anticipation of hot weather in the U.S. Plains pushing up cash hog prices, traders and analysts said. Hot humid weather tends to slow hog
CWB retirees keep indexed pensions
No matter what happens to revamped Canadian Wheat Board, its retired employees will still receive indexed pensions. The federal government gave $348 million last year to cover CWB’s “legacy liabilities,” including pensions and pensioners’ benefits. Some of those funds were used to purchase a $150-million indexed group annuity buy-in from Sun Life Financial, the CWB
Glencore founder dies in Switzerland
Billionaire Marc Rich, who invented oil trading and was pardoned by President Bill Clinton over tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, died June 26 in Switzerland aged 78. Rich fled the Holocaust with his parents for America to become the most successful and controversial trader of his time and a fugitive from U.S.
LIVESTOCK-Record-high pork prices drive up U.S. hog futures
* USDA quarterly hog report set for Friday * CME live cattle mostly higher as funds buy * Live cattle futures' climb pulls up feeders By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, June 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures climbed on Thursday as pork prices remained historically high, traders and analysts said. Thursday morning's U.S. Department
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