Livestock

Futures trade 40,000 pounds of fed steers, cash settled against a five area negotiated price. Steers are finished on feed for 120 ...

CME feeder futures settle against an index of 700 to 899 pound calves in 50,000 pound contracts, and the spread between feeder and...

Futures settle against the national lean carcass value in 40,000 pound contracts. US pork production consolidated into vertically ...

Class III milk, used for cheese, trades in 200,000 pound contracts cash settled against USDA component prices. Federal milk market...

Australia dominates fine wool, with merino fleece under 20 micron the premium apparel segment, auctioned at centers such as Sydney...

The US layer flock of over 300 million hens produces more than 90 billion eggs yearly, priced through negotiated and spot markets ...

Norway is the largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, followed by Chile, with Scotland, the Faroe Islands and Canada smaller p...

Broilers are chickens raised for meat, reaching market weight in a matter of weeks, which makes poultry the fastest responding mea...