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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder prices ratchet higher

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 higher on average; however, there were a few feature sales quoted $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Finishing feedlots were fairly aggressive on backgrounded cattle, which was the main source of yearlings last week. Early grassers are starting to come on the
CME October 2019 lean hogs (candlesticks) and October live cattle (line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures swung wildly on Monday, with the most-active October lean hog futures going nearly limit-up and -down in the same trading session, amid growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, and that China
”The rains are timely. They’re just not big enough.” – Pam Iwanchysko, Manitoba Agriculture.
Livestock, Local news

Almost all of Manitoba declared eligible for livestock tax relief

Low feed supply prompts a second year of tax deferral

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Manitoba’s forage shortage will warrant federal tax relief again this year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has released its first list of regions eligible for the livestock tax deferral program allowing producers to defer income from cattle sales into the following tax year. For many municipalities, it will be the second year in a row for
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in a war of tit-for-tat tariffs with China. Feeder cattle futures also slumped, and live cattle traded higher. American hog farmers
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China trade talks ended with no apparent signs of progress. Cattle futures also slumped as widespread selling hit U.S. agricultural markets on the last day of
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended losses on Tuesday, with U.S.-China trade concerns helping to push prices to their lowest levels in about two weeks. China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and other farm products last year as part of the two nations’ ongoing dispute, hurting exports
Many pastures had a hard start to the season, and veterinarians warn that open rates might soar as a result.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Poor pastures cast a long shadow, despite recent storms

The province has gotten rain, but poor nutrition could affect the next calving season

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Veterinarians warn that the dry start to the season may come back to roost when producers start pregnancy checking this fall. Why it matters: Poor winter rations followed by poor pastures may mean a hard calving season next year. Dr. Carl Reesink, of the Fisher Veterinary Clinic in Fisher Branch, says he is worried about
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Beef cattle, Livestock

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm

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Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest was noted from finishing feedlots in Alberta. Orders flowed across the prairies keeping prices relatively even. U.S. feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $8 higher in the Northern Plains which also underpinned prices in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There

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