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Prairie Forecast Update: Warmer air not in the cards

Issued Oct. 29, covering Oct. 29 to Nov. 1

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The forecast for this period has been playing out pretty close to what the weather models were predicting, but with a few small differences. For Alberta, the forecasted upper ridge does not look like it will get nearly as strong as originally forecasted as a strong northwesterly flow helps to flatten the ridge. This means
CME January 2024 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle recover off May-level low

Live cattle, lean hogs also higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest level since May on Friday before ending higher, while live cattle recovered from June lows reached earlier this week. Strength in the cash market helped boost futures, traders said. Reports of meatpackers paying $185/cwt in Texas and $186/cwt in Nebraska represented
Cattle graze near Sarto in southeastern Manitoba Oct. 18.
News

Beef producers lobby for dedicated RCMP livestock investigator

Mandatory livestock inspection still in discussion, but methodology and cost are issues

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The Manitoba Beef Producers are lobbying for an RCMP officer dedicated to livestock theft and fraud, similar to units already set up in Saskatchewan and Alberta. “It’s seen a lot of benefit,” said general manager Carson Callum, speaking at an Oct. 18 district meeting in Rosa. “If our government could provide some support for that sort of position
CME December 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on larger U.S. supply, weaker equities

Lean hog futures continue higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Thursday, with losses in equities and bigger-than-expected U.S. livestock supplies dragging down the markets. Traders kept an eye on Wall Street as weakness in stocks and concerns about the economy can limit consumer demand for pricey beef, analysts said. Stocks closed lower amid signs
Cattle prices dip but remain far stronger than a year ago
Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle prices dip but remain far stronger than a year ago

Chicago futures seen grinding lower

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Activity is holding up well at Winnipeg Livestock Sales despite some easing in cattle prices, according to field representative Scott Anderson. “The futures have been kind of working their way lower,” he said. The five-day change at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw values lose US$1.65 per hundredweight, with the nearby December contract closing on Oct.
Fresh snow on an ornamental crabapple tree in Winnipeg, Oct. 25, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Arctic high slowly moving out

Issued Oct. 25, covering Oct. 25 to Nov. 1

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As is often the case at this time of the year, the weather models got the general picture right, but the finer details were much to be desired. Usually, the models struggle with the forecast beyond two to five days out, but for much of this forecast period they struggled with the finer details on
CME December 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rebound after recent losses

'Monday's washout was probably a bit overdone'

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Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, bouncing off June lows hit this week on larger-than-expected U.S. supply numbers. Futures prices collapsed on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report issued after markets closed on Friday, said that producers placed more cattle than expected into
Elevated levels of mycotoxins in feed increases fungal growth and fermentation of plant proteins.
Livestock

The effects of mycotoxin exposure in cattle

Dairy cattle are often affected by multiple mycotoxins when levels reach a damaging threshold in feed

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Mycotoxin concern in cattle tends to focus on deoxynivalenol (DON) but there’s a realm of other dangerous mycotoxins that can have an effect. Why it matters: In dairy cows, too much mycotoxin exposure has serious impacts on feeding and gestation. In poultry and pigs, the effects can be fatal. Dr. Gustavo Scheunemann of Ohio State
CME February 2024 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures set June lows at CME

Lean hog futures touch contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit their lowest levels since June on Tuesday, as the market continued to digest larger-than-expected U.S. supply numbers. The market stabilized, however, after the February contract on Monday tumbled by the exchange-imposed daily trading limit. Trading limits for live cattle will revert back to the

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