
Cattle futures close mixed, hogs retreat ahead of long weekend
Source: Live Mint CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Friday, hovering just below long-term highs ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend and Monday’s inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Tight cattle supplies and unseasonably high beef prices continue to underpin the market, but commodity funds…