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CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle falls as cash market idles

Lower cash, pork prices drag on lean hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell, pressured by a stagnant cash market and processing backups, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled down 1.225 cents at 128.325 cents/lb. January feeder cattle futures eased 2.675 cents to end at 157.325 cents/lb. For the week, live cattle futures lost 2.35 cents,
Normal fall run traffic seen despite early cattle sales
Livestock Markets, Markets

Normal fall run traffic seen despite early cattle sales

Feedlots Down East have dialed up demand compared to last year

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The Thanksgiving long weekend did little to slow activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards, with larger volumes and relatively solid prices reported across the province as the cattle market works through the annual fall run. “It’s October, it’s fall run time, there’s no way we can take a week off,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney
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News

Brandon gearing up for return of Ag Ex

Next week will mark the first time in almost two years that the Keystone Centre will see a major ag fair

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The event that marked the last in-person agricultural fair put on by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba pre-pandemic will also be the one to kick things back off next week. The exhibition is moving ahead with in-person plans for Ag Ex, typically the final of three fairs hosted annually at Brandon’s Keystone Centre and one
Sea surface temperature anomalies over the Pacific Ocean in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Oct. 13, 2021. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Weather

Another La Nina winter predicted

Polar vortex to chill Prairies, more snow further east, AccuWeather says

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Data compiled by a U.S. federal weather forecasting agency show La Nina conditions have developed over the central Pacific Ocean and are likely to linger through February. And La Nina, in turn, is expected to produce hard cold snaps over the Prairies, above-normal precipitation over southern British Columbia and relatively mild temperatures with more snow
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears at a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)
Markets

Canada to wind down broad-based COVID aid programs

Feds opt for targeted measures as economy recovers

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will not extend existing broad-based COVID-19 support programs for companies and individuals when they expire on Saturday because the economy is recovering well, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Instead, Ottawa will introduce more targeted and less costly measures for hard-hit sectors such as the tourism industry. The new
CME December 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink and black lines) and CME Lean Hog Index (dark red dotted line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on sluggish export sales

Weaker exports drag on cattle also

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third session on Thursday, pressured by weak export activity, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled down 2.825 cents at 73.2 cents/lb., its biggest drop since Sept. 10 (all figures US$). CME February hogs ended down 2.55 cents at 76.675 cents/lb.
CME February 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries

Chicago cattle futures up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and fears that falling Chinese hog prices point to slowing export demand for U.S. pork, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled down 1.375 cents at 76.025 cents/lb., after dipping to 75.925 cents and filling a gap on
A hamburger made with a Mosa Meat patty.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Why the cultured meat industry needs its own Elon Musk

Lab-grown meat looks like it could change the way animal protein is supplied to consumers

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Leonardo DiCaprio has just used his A-list magic powers yet again by investing in two American cultured meat startups, Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, which use animal cells. This is the same actor who invested in a vegetable protein company even before the plant-based phenomenon was a thing. That company was Beyond Meat, now worth
CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand

Pork export concerns drag on hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, retreating from early strength on technical selling and uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled 0.4 cent lower at 130.025 cents/lb., turning down after meeting technical resistance at its
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Crops, Weather

White House not ruling out a U.S. carbon tax

Option 'not off the table' despite Manchin comment

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Washington | Reuters –– The White House on Tuesday said it has not ruled out a carbon tax as a possible option for fighting climate change, even though U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a critical holdout in the closely divided Senate, said he was not discussing the topic in talks about U.S. spending and infrastructure bills.

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