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Charles and Heather Maude were subject to a "politically charged" prosecution under the Biden administration, the Trump ...
The past week has seen the livestock futures landscape littered with the carcasses of bearish cattle and hog traders. Early ...
(18.3%) from the five-year average. The choppy lean hog futures market despite rallying cattle futures is due in part to seasonally price-bearish tendencies this time of year. The recent rise in ...
Live cattle posted an over 12% gain, while the feeders were up over 17%. Lean hog futures moved around 20% higher for the year. Over the year’s final three months that ended on December 31 ...
Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 ...
Cattle feeding margins were relatively steady at an average of $83 per head last week, down just $2 according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Most of the inputs into closeouts are similar to ...
Remarkably, hog futures contracts closed higher for a seventh day in a row, buoyed by hints and hopes that China may be ready to talk about trade with the U.S.