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USDA Cold Storage Report
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 7:40am | 82The U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) cold storage report was released Thursday after the close of livestock futures trading. The USDA cold storage report showed total red meat supplies in the nations freezers on January 31st were up 2 percent from December and down 9 percent from a year ago...
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USDA Daily Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Move Down
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 3:02pm | 34Thursday's USDA hog slaughter was 443,000 head versus 388,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs are trading at 66.45, down 1.30 cents/lb. June Lean Hogs are trading at 76.47, down 0.77. July Lean Hogs are trading at 76.62, down 0.75.
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Lean Hog Futures Sharply Lower
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 12:31pm | 68April lean hogs are trading at 66.32, down 1.42 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 76.15, down 1.10 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading choppy and sharply lower on the day. Chatter about cash prices and the upcoming cold storage report is making the rounds. Talk about trade policy is...
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Lean Hog Futures Fall
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 10:39am | 86April lean hogs are trading at 66.95, down 0.80 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 76.60, down 0.75 cents/lb Lean hog futures have fallen just after the open. Trading is modestly active. Chatter about trade policy and consumer demand is making the rounds. Wednesday's USDA hog slaughter was...
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USDA Daily Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Sharply Lower
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 3:02pm | 34Wednesday's USDA hog slaughter was 443,000 head versus 417,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs are trading at 67.80, down 2.55 cents/lb. June Lean Hogs are trading at 77.20, down 1.85. July Lean Hogs are trading at 77.20, down 2.00.
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Lean Hog Futures Extend Losses
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 11:07am | 43April lean hogs are trading at 68.90, down 1.45 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 77.67, down 1.37 cents/lb Lean hog futures have extended the session losses. Chatter about weather for hog movement, cash prices and trade policy has kept buyers and sellers active.
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Lean Hog Futures Fall
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 10:34am | 88April lean hogs are trading at 69.40, down 0.95 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 78.17, down 0.80 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading lower just after the open. Chatter about weather for hog movement, cash prices and trade policy is making the rounds. Tuesday's USDA hog slaughter was...
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USDA Daily Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Move Down
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 3:03pm | 43Tuesday's USDA hog slaughter was 444,000 head versus 436,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs are trading at 70.37, down 0.40 cents/lb. June Lean Hogs are trading at 79.05, down 0.22. July Lean Hogs are trading at 79.15, down 0.25. Some late session selling pushed prices to session lows.
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Lean Hog Futures Trading Higher
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:35am | 72April lean hogs are trading at 71.47, up 0.70 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 79.87, up 0.60 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading higher just after the open. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) monthly cold storage report is scheduled for release Thursday at 3:00 p.m. ET....
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USDA Daily Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Higher
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 3:03pm | 34Friday's USDA hog slaughter was 436,000 head versus 431,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs are trading at 70.67, up 0.85 cents/lb. June Lean Hogs are trading at 79.20, up 0.90. July Lean Hogs are trading at 79.27, up 0.75.
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Lean Hog Futures Higher
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 10:36am | 76April lean hogs are trading at 70.37, up 0.55 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 78.62, up 0.32 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading steady to higher just after the open. Market chatter about the supply of hogs ahead, weather and trade policy is making the rounds. Thursday's USDA...
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USDA Daily Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Fall
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 3:03pm | 34Thursday's USDA hog slaughter was 408,000 head versus 438,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs are trading at 69.85, down 0.90 cents/lb. June Lean Hogs are trading at 78.32, up 0.70. July Lean Hogs are trading at 78.55, down 0.45.
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Lean Hog Futures Erase Gains
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 1:18pm | 57April lean hogs are trading at 70.42, down 0.35 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 78.80, down 0.22 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading choppy and the early session gains have been erased. Market chatter about the supply of hogs ahead and trade policy is making the rounds....
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Lean Hog Futures Little Changed
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 10:41am | 75April lean hogs are trading at 70.75, down 0.02 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 78.90, down 0.12 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading choppy just after the open. Market chatter about cash prices and the supply of hogs ahead is ongoing. Talk about producer selling just above current...
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USDA Export Sales, Beef and Pork
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 9:52am | 52The USDA reported today that beef weekly export sales for the current year period ending February 9th totaled 13,300 tonnes. Sales were down 16 percent from the previous week. The USDA reported today that pork export sales totaled 18,600 tonnes. Sales were up 36 percent from previous week but down...