by Brian Schad | Dec 16, 2015 | Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Live cattle futures ended the day lower after the USDA issued a statement saying “depressed prices are expected to carry into 2016.” Live cattle futures ended down $1.025 per pound today settling near $124.50 per CWT at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The pendulum...
by Brian Schad | Dec 8, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Grain Markets, Livestock Futures
Grain and livestock futures may find even lower prices ahead as falling incomes here in the US may make it difficult for producers to retain much of their stocks in order to await grain & livestock prices to recover from these current low levels. Grain futures are...
by Brian Schad | Dec 1, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Agricultural Futures, Agricultural Markets, Commodity Futures Trading, Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Livestock Futures
The grain futures and livestock futures trade must be watching the US and European Union free trade deal negotiations closely as US agricultural markets are under close scrutiny from the EU agricultural commission because of GMO crops, and hormone induced beef. Grain...
by Brian Schad | Nov 10, 2015 | Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Cattle futures are all over the charts, and apparently all over the map as 150 cows have been recently loaded-up onto a Boeing 747 in Australia to be flown to China’s central interior for processing. Live cattle futures are down $3.10 per pound today currently trading...
by Brian Schad | Oct 29, 2015 | Hog Fututres, Livestock Futures
Lean hog futures have made an astounding free-fall lower over the last seven trading sessions after a health warning pertaining to processed meats was publicized in the media earlier this week. Hog futures are down another $1.77 per pound currently trading at $59.62...
by Brian Schad | Oct 13, 2015 | Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Cattle futures slid $25 from their June highs, but the $9 retreat may be signaling a beef price turnaround. Cattle futures are down .38 cents per pound currently trading at $137.20 (CWT) at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Feeder cattle has reportedly been trading at...
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