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P.E.I. to manage deadstock removal

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff June 26, 2019

Prince Edward Island’s latest provincial operating budget calls for its agriculture and land department to directly manage removal of deadstock for dairy and beef cattle producers. Finance Minister Darlene Compton’s 2019-20 operating budget, presented Tuesday, said the province will take over management of the deadstock contract “to reduce the administrative burden placed on the dairy

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 25, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calf values were extremely variable. In Alberta, calf prices were holding value but in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder cattle under 650 lbs. were $3 to as much as $8 lower in some cases. Recent rains in Saskatchewan have come too late and auction

CME August 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble for third straight session

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume June 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply for a third straight session on Monday in a technical and fund- selling drop fueled by ample supplies of hogs and pork. Actively traded nearby contracts shed more than four per cent, with losses over the past three sessions topping 10 per

CME August 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Hefty supplies of American pigs pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures down by the daily exchange-imposed limit on Friday. Prices tumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that meat companies such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA slaughtered 462,000 hogs, up nine per cent from a year earlier.

Pasture land across the Prairies has deteriorated due to lack of rainfall.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Absence of demand drags on cattle prices at auction markets

Parched pastures and fields are pushing feed costs higher

By Marlo Glass June 21, 2019

Dry pasture land and higher feed grain prices drove demand lower at cattle markets during the week ended June 14. Butcher cattle prices in particular dipped four to five cents lower at Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, largely due to lack of demand. Feeder cattle volumes were too low to report on in Grunthal, with about

CME July 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Thursday as U.S. pork export sales to China continued to disappoint traders who have been expecting a surge of demand due to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in China. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also declined. Hog futures have pulled back 12

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday in light bargain-buying after last week’s slide to three-month lows, but soft cash markets and ample hog supplies hung over the market and limited rallies, traders said. CME July lean hog futures settled up 0.15 cent at 81.625 cents/lb. and

Every year offers different stressors for cattle. Vaccination at least reduces the severity when calves get sick.

Beef cattle, Livestock

More progress needed on livestock vaccination report card

Beef 911: The latest in-depth survey of the cow herd shows higher rates of vaccination, but gaps remain

By Roy Lewis June 19, 2019

A recent article on the results of a very in-depth survey of cow-calf herds across Western Canada notes there has been decent improvement in vaccination usage since surveys done in the early 2000s. But it pinpoints gaps in vaccine coverage that could be improved. There are things to be learned by every producer and veterinary

CME October 2019 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with expectations for a weak cash trade pressuring the benchmark August contract while back months ended firm, traders said. Packers were not bidding aggressively for cattle, a factor that some traders took as a bearish signal. “The bids that were out

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 18, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$5 higher on average. Noted strength was in the 700-plus-lb. categories, which spilt over into the lighter calves. Quality groups of yearlings were limited and the scarcity fear factor had a grip on the market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its fourth-quarter beef production

Daily Network News

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Good increases for wheat, while durum nudges up

Prairie forecast: Cooler than average temperatures expected to continue

Transport, trade, labour top of mind for new Grain Growers of Canada executive director

Cow-calf

P.E.I. to manage deadstock removal

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble for third straight session

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

Absence of demand drags on cattle prices at auction markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying

More progress needed on livestock vaccination report card

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally

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