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News Stories
Below you can find links to articles
in the news that discuss market fundamentals that could potentially affect the price of feeder cattle on the CME commodities
exchange. Before you invest in the feeder cattle futures market you should do your own research.
1. Bloomberg.com "U.S. Cattle Inventory Drops to Lowest Since 1952 on Drought" January 27, 2012 As of Jan. 1, beef and dairy farmers held 90.77 million head of cattle, down 2.1 percent from a
year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report. That's the fewest since 1952.
2. Associatedpress.com
"Analyst: Expect 2012 cattle market to stay strong" December 1, 2011 Consumers can expect to pay more for their beef this
coming year if the return of wetter weather allows cattle ranchers to begin rebuilding herds rather than sending cows to slaughter,
a leading market analyst told hundreds of livestock producers Thursday.
3.
Cattlenetwork.com "Feeder cattle futures pressured hard this week as corn makes early gains" August 5,
2011 Feeder cattle prices this week were extremely uneven as was feeder calf quality depending on geographic locations.
The U.S. dollar this week was sharply higher, also pressuring grain prices.
4. Reuters.com "LIVESTOCK-Cattle
end higher as good beef sales forecast" July 5, 2011 U.S. cattle futures closed at their highest in more than a week, feeder
cattle set more records as investors bought after hearing about higher prices and strong demand at last week's cash feeder
markets.
5. CattleNetwork.com “U.S. livestock review: Demand concerns weigh on live cattle” April 28,
2011 Feeder cattle futures climbed as corn prices fell sharply. Lower feed costs allow feedyards to pay higher
prices for replacement animals. Also, tighter cattle supplies are expected later in the year. 6.
Bloomberg.com “Record Beef Price Gains as Corn Cost Slows Feedlot Cattle Buying” March 18, 2011 U.S. feedlots probably bought fewer cattle to fatten for slaughter last month as surging corn costs spurred losses,
signaling smaller herds this year and further gains in beef prices that already are the highest ever.
7. Bloomberg.com "Cattle Prices Rise to Two-Week High as Beef Demand Gains; Hog Futures Drop" Decemeber 21, 2010 In the U.S., the price of wholesale choice beef has gained 15 percent in 2010, and exports of the meat
have gained 17 percent in the 10 months ended Oct. 31 from a year earlier, government data show U.S. The herd on July 1 was
the smallest since at least 1973, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a semiannual report on July 23.
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