Cattle
Cattle is a popular commodity used for production of beef as well as milk and related products. There are two categories of the commodity: live cattle and feeder cattle. Prices depend on seasonal changes in consumption as well as weather, animal diseases, prices for feed (including grains) and general market sentiment. News about shifts in supply and demand, legislation and other factors impacting cattle are referred to in this blog category.
2013
- Signs of Demand Boost Cattle & Beef, Hogs Down
- Higher Meat Consumption Drives Prices for Cattle & Hogs Up
- Drop of Cattle & Hogs Overdone? Analysts Think So
- Cattle & Hogs Drop on Signs of Weaker Demand for US Meat
- Cattle at Crossroads After Bullish Week
2012
- Did Meat Become Too Expensive?
- Advance of Crude Oil & Cattle; Drop of Gold on Lack of Demand
- Cattle & Beef Advances Amid Higher Demand & Lower Supply
- Oil Prices Down as Sanctions Against Iran Postponed, Cattle Climbs on Demand for Beef
2011
- US Farmers Reduce Herds, India’s Sugar Production at Record
- Decline of Cocoa, Records of Cattle, Beef & Soybeans
- Cattle & Hogs Climb to Record, Oil & Gold Extend Rally
2010
- Corn, Cotton & Soybeans Drop; Cattle Rises as Demand Grows
- Cattle & Hogs Rise as Hot Weather May Curb Supplies
- Hot Weather Spurs Cattle Prices
- Coffee Rises & Cattle Reaches 8-Week Record on Weak Dollar
- Rising Prices for Aluminum, Copper, Cattle & Cotton
- Coffee Rises on High Supplies, Cattle Drops on Low Demand
- Sugar Fluctuates; Cattle, Cotton & Hogs Rise on Demand
- Decline of Coffee & Wheat, Gains of Cattle & Hogs
- Copper, Cattle & Hogs Gain on Weaker Dollar; Sugar Declines
- Rising Futures for Cattle, Cocoa & Hogs
- Rising Prices for Cattle, Corn & Wheat
- Sugar Rises; Cattle, Corn, Hogs, Soybeans & Wheat Fall
- European Crisis Hurts Cattle, Copper, Hogs & Wheat
- Weak Dollar & Outlook for Demand Boost Cotton, Cattle & Hogs
- Falling Prices for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Cattle, Hogs & Sugar
- Decline of Corn, Cattle, Hogs & Soybeans
- Sugar Prices Spur Demand, Cattle Goes Down
- Will Platinum Reach $1,662? Cattle Rises on Low Supplies
- Decline of Wheat & Cattle, Oil Fluctuates
- Cattle & Cocoa Decline on Stronger Dollar
- Cattle Declines as Demand Falls, Wheat Drops
2009
- Cattle & Hogs Go Up as Dollar Drops; Gold may Fall on Record Prices
- Cattle Advances on Bad Weather Forecast; Corn Falls as Supplies Rise
- Soybean Use Declined in U.S.; Hogs & Cattle Fell
- Beef & Hogs Fall; Sugar Gains; Gold Goes Up
