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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has publicly stated that fast-rising commodity prices will not accelerate the pace of U.S. inflation, and many investors are betting with the Fed's chief policymaker.
Global food prices jumped to record levels in January on higher dairy, sugar and cereal costs; they are projected to stay high throughout 2011 as well, the United Nations stated in a report.
Hog futures continued to rally on Friday, reaching the highest levels in at least 24 years on concern that global supply is rapidly depleting and U.S. pork exports will rise.
Cattle futures remained unchanged in trading today but maintained record levels on speculation that U.S. meat exports will grow because of disruptions to global supplies.
Passed last year, the Dodd-Frank financial bill was crafted in response to the global financial crisis. However, the financial overhaul bill is causing headaches for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is charged with enforcing regulations on speculative commodity investing. The CFTC's members are split largely on partisan lines and are currently debating how best to move forward with the deadline to rein in traders only four days away.
Record high food prices across the globe are reverberating through the markets, sending cattle futures to a record high today on signs that meat demand is rising at a time when higher feed costs are limiting supply.
Commodity prices reached their highest levels in more than two years today on speculation that there will be a sustained global economic recovery and on forecasts from the U.S. calling for lower agricultural inventories.
Today, hog futures climbed in trading on speculation that global demand for U.S. pork is growing and on news that South Korea temporarily halted pork imports from Germany on fears that the meat may be tainted with dioxin.
Cattle futures retreated today in trading, falling the most in three weeks on worries that U.S. meatpackers will purchase fewer animals as their profit margins shrink.
Cattle futures climbed today in trading on news of rising demand for U.S. meat - especially from China - and dwindling supplies.
Jim Rogers, the famous investor who rose to prominence nearly 40 years ago as a co-founder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros, recently spoke at the Reuters 2011 Investment Outlook Summit in New York and asserted that the producers of the world will drive future global growth, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B67CT20101207">according to Reuters</a>.
Hog prices fell today to their lowest levels in nearly two weeks as supplies of animals available for slaughter mount amid weakening demand for U.S. pork. Moreover, percolating tensions in the Korean Peninsular prompted fears of decreased demand from South Korea, the sixth-largest buyer of U.S. pork.
Rising commodity prices are beginning to affect the price of many goods, including other commodities. On news that corn feed surged in price, cattle futures hit a 26 month high as investors fear the price hike may lead to decreased U.S. beef output.
Rising to a two-week high, hog futures climbed on signs that demand for ham in the U.S. increased and supplies dwindled. Cattle, on the other hand, remained relatively steady.
Hogs are getting fatter, reports <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-01/hogs-futures-decline-to-10-month-low-on-higher-animal-weights-cattle-drop.html" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> - and that's pushing on the fundamentals of lean hogs futures. The average hog carcass weighed over 209 pounds last week, which is the heaviest they've been since 2002, reported the United States Department of Agriculture.
Live cattle and hog futures both slipped in trading on Tuesday, with some signs that commodity traders were taking profits before the month's end.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures and live cattle futures rose ahead of a much-anticipated report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Commodity traders sold off their futures positions, depressing prices, as the dollar showed signs of stabilizing around a nine-month low. The pessimism about risk assets in commodity positions extended to equities, which declined about 1 percent globally.
Last Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture shocked the markets with its latest report, showing sharp drops in the projected yields for the 2010-2011 U.S. corn harvest.
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SEASONAL TENDENCIES ARE A COMPOSITE OF SOME OF THE MOST CONSISTENT COMMODITY FUTURES SEASONALS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.THERE ARE USUALLY UNDERLYING, FUNDAMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT OCCUR ANNUALLY THAT TEND TO CAUSE THE FUTURES MARKETS TO REACT IN SIMILAR DIRECTIONAL MANNER DURING A CERTAIN CALENDAR YEAR.EVEN IF A SEASONAL TENDENCY OCCURS IN THE FUTURE, IT MAY NOT RESULT IN A PROFITABLE TRANSACTION AS FEES AND THE TIMING OF THE ENTRY AND LIQUIDATION MAY IMPACT ON THE RESULTS.NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT HAS IN THE PAST, OR WILL IN THE FUTURE, ACHIEVE PROFITS USING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT PRICE PATTERNS WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE.
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