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Live Cattle Pit Cash (LCY00)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Recover on Friday with Cash Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down $2.80 to $3.92 despite a failed midday rally off the lows. Open interest was down 3,036 contracts in Thursday showing longs liquidating. Cash trade has seen action kick off at $256-260 so far through Thursday, with southern action $256-258 and northern trade at $258-260. Feeder cattle futures were down $6.07 to $6.87 on the day. Open interest was down 915 contracts on Thursday, suggesting longs exiting. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $2.90 to $372.29 on May 5.  

Brazil’s president Lula was in DC on Thursday talking with President Trump over trade and tariffs, though few details were released.

The Thursday APHIS update on the New World Screwworm showed a total of 1,702 active cases of in Mexico as of Wednesday. There were 133 active cases in the bordering state of Tamaulipas (3 within a range of 96-97 miles of the US border), 44 active in Nuevo Leon (11 within a range of 79-98 miles of the US b... Read more

Piglets napping by Larry White via Pixabay
Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Thursday, with front months down 20 to 32 cents and the rest of the board up a nickel to 80 cents. Open interest...

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Cattle Look to Recover on Friday with Cash Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down $2.80 to $3.92 despite a failed midday rally off the lows. Open interest was down 3,036...

Veterinarian standing next to a pig pen by dusanpetkovic via iStock
Hogs Closed Mixed on Thursday

Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Thursday, with front months down 20 to 32 cents and the rest of the board up a nickel to 80 cents. The CME Lean...

Simmental cow by kobkik via iStock
Cattle Fall Back Late on Thursday Despite Cash Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down $2.80 to $3.92 despite a failed midday rally off the lows. Cash trade has seen action...

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Shootin' the Bull about why a lower trade

There are a few factors that appeared today that may be some of the reason for the lower trade.

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Brazilian Real Strength Underpins Sugar Prices

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Abundant Inventories Spark Long Liquidation in Cocoa Futures

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) today is down -221 (-4.99%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) is down -159 (-4.83%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today...

Vital Farms Stock Plummets 25% Following Q1 Earnings. Here's Why.

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Axon Enterprises Climbs on International Taser Demand. Here's What's Next for AXON Stock.

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Coffee Prices Supported by Shrinking ICE Inventories

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is up +3.20 (+1.17%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) is up +1 (+0.03%). Coffee prices are moving higher today....

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