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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures plunged to multiyear lows on Tuesday, with some contract months for both live cattle and fed cattle ending at their daily trading limits for the second day in a row. Traders said the market continued to weigh the impact of a fire at a key

Dry pasture conditions and rising feed prices could see higher cattle volumes at auction this fall.

Livestock Markets, Local news, Markets

Dry conditions may drive cattle to market this fall

Fed cattle, bulls also expected to head to market sooner

By Marlo Glass August 12, 2019

MarketsFarm – Dry pasture conditions in Manitoba mean cattle markets may make for a busier fall than normal. “The yearling run is right around the corner,” remarked Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Auction Ltd. in Virden. Dry pasture conditions and rising feed prices are expected to speed up cattle volumes to auction in the fall,

CME August 2019 live cattle with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dropped their daily trading limits on Monday after a fire at a major beef plant threatened to limit demand for the animals for months, traders said. Live cattle prices settled at their lowest since July 3 while feeder cattle contract dropped to their lowest since June

Beef cattle, Livestock, Weather

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 9, 2019

While a new United Nations report on climate change and land calls for “rebalancing diets,” the policy paths it seeks are a good fit for beef cattle ranching as Canadians know it, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says. Responding Thursday to the report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the CCA said Canada’s

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures posted strong gains for a second consecutive session Thursday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying following the market’s recent drop. Rising pork prices and solid pork exports supported the market, largely diluting concerns over U.S. trade tensions with China, the world’s top hog and

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

(Former) Editor’s Take: Cover crop funding decision unfair to cattle producers

By John Morriss August 8, 2019

High-tech agriculture has been hogging all the attention lately. Mainstream media run stories starting with “It isn’t Old Macdonald’s farm anymore,” describing drones, satellites and tractor cabs fitted with computer screens. Farm media regularly feature stories on the latest precision agriculture innovations and how farmers can figure out how to use all that computer data

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied as much as four per cent on Wednesday in a technical buying and short-covering bounce following a string of losses triggered by worries over exports to China. The world’s largest hog and pork market has threatened to halt all U.S. agricultural product purchases

Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeff Simmons speaks during an interview at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Sept. 20, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Livestock

Bayer, Elanco said aiming to reach animal health deal next week

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 7, 2019

Reuters — Germany’s Bayer and U.S. drug firm Elanco Animal Health aim to reach an agreement to combine their animal health businesses as soon as next week, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Elanco plans to pay for at least a part of the deal with its stock and any deal

Livestock

Sausage-loving Germans chew over meat tax plan

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 7, 2019

Berlin | Reuters — German lawmakers on Wednesday proposed raising the sales tax on meat to help protect the climate and improve animal welfare, kindling a debate in a country renowned for its love of sausages. Meat in Germany benefits from a reduced value added tax rate of seven per cent, and the idea is

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as growing tensions between Washington and Beijing fueled worries about U.S. pork exports. China, the world’s largest hog and pork market, has threatened to halt all purchases of U.S. agricultural products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would slap

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

Dry conditions may drive cattle to market this fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

(Former) Editor’s Take: Cover crop funding decision unfair to cattle producers

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

Bayer, Elanco said aiming to reach animal health deal next week

Sausage-loving Germans chew over meat tax plan

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties

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