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By Whitney McFerron and Elizabeth Campbell |
April 17, 2013
U.S. hog farmers are poised to produce a record amount of pork at a time when exports are slumping the most in more than a decade, prolonging a global glut into a fifth consecutive year.
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By Gary Kamen |
March 25, 2013
Last week April Lean Hogs opened at $79.625 and closed the week at $79.400. For the month of February this contract opened at $89.350 and closed the month at $81.000.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
January 28, 2013
Cattle futures surged the most in six months on signs of shrinking animal supplies in the U.S. and higher demand for beef as Japan eased restrictions for imports.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
September 25, 2012
U.S. hog farmers are slaughtering animals at the fastest pace since 2009 as a surge in feed costs spurs the biggest losses in 14 years, signaling smaller herds next year and a rebound in pork prices.
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By Whitney McFerron, Tony C. Dreibus and Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
August 23, 2012
The worst U.S. drought in a half century and record feed prices are spurring farmers to shrink cattle herds to the smallest in two generations, driving beef prices higher.
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By Rich Nelson |
August 23, 2012
Theoretically, the market that will show the first reaction to high corn prices will be chicken. It has the shortest turnaround between a change in profitability and a change in actual production.
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By Rich Nelson |
August 9, 2012
Meat markets generally follow a predictable flow in pricing throughout the year. We hold a negative bias on this market because of expectations of rising supply.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2012
Pork stockpiles in the U.S. rose 20 percent at the end of April from a year earlier as production increased, the government said.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2012
The heaviest and most numerous U.S. pig population on record and rebounding Chinese output are creating a surplus that is poised to halt a four-year rally in prices.
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By Rich Nelson |
February 16, 2012
Short-term fundamental and technical analysis of the pork and cattle markets from Allendale Inc.
