hog futures Archives - Page 27 of 125

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to life-of-contract highs at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday, lifted by worries that severe winter weather could prompt beef packers to pay higher prices for animals in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Technical buying and short-covering also buoyed cattle prices while lean hog futures finished narrowly

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, while more actively traded live

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, following softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME February hog futures settled down 1.425 cents at 62.65 cents/lb., halting a three-session advance (all figures US$). Traders noted that hogs in the top cash market of Iowa and southern Minnesota traded

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

Livestock, Markets

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)

Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock, Markets

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)

Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock, Markets

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

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

Livestock, Markets

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

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives hog futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

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

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

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News