Cow-calf Archives - Page 243 of 450

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

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall after Trump opens new front in trade war

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub May 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Friday, pressured by fears that Mexico, a key importer of both U.S. beef and pork, will retaliate against President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico. The fresh trade concerns, coming at a time when U.S. supplies of both

CME August 2019 feeder cattle, with CBOT July 2019 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub May 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed mostly lower on Thursday, with a rally in the corn market pressuring livestock contracts, traders said. “It had a lot to do with corn going up,” said Doug Houghton, an analyst with Brock Associates Inc. “Feed costs are higher.” Feeder cattle futures notched

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market steadies

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub May 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by a steadying cash market, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $115 in Kansas on Tuesday (all figures US$). That was unchanged from a week earlier and came after five straight weeks of declines, said Rich Nelson, chief strategist with Allendale Inc.

Markets

Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff May 28, 2019

Stagnant farm cash receipts against significant increases in feed, fuel and interest costs have led to Canada’s biggest decline in realized net farm income in over a decade. That’s according to Statistics Canada, which on Tuesday released full-year farm income data for 2018, pegging realized net farm income for the year at $3.9 billion, down

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub May 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest level in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, with concerns about demand from top buyers in focus amid a record-large supply in the U.S., traders said. The market shrugged off a U.S. Agriculture Department report from last week that

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Rising feed grains weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 28, 2019

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower over the past week. In some cases, calves were down $4 to as much as $6. Rising feed grain costs weighed on the overall feeder complex. Feed barley in southern Alberta traded in the range of $265-$275 per tonne delivered,

CME July 2019 lean hog futures with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on continued export uncertainty

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday on weak pork prices and concerns about export demand as trade tensions have increased between the U.S. and China, the world’s largest hog and pork market. Traders squared positions ahead of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend due to the

Livestock Markets, Markets

Fewer cattle, softer prices ahead of summer slowdown

Last week’s sale at Virden saw the biggest drop in volumes

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 24, 2019

As spring carries on, with summer approaching, the Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart has seen its numbers slip a little, according to manager Harold Unrau. “Prices were a little bit softer. Our head counts are down too, going into summer,” he said. At Grunthal’s May 14 auction, 295 feeders and 88 slaughter cattle were sold. The

(Deyana Robova photo/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs mixed as trade war anxiety overshadows export data

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures traded on both sides of previous levels on Thursday and closed mixed as the market weighed ample hog supplies against some signs of improved pork export demand. Hog traders were encouraged by large pork purchases by China and Mexico in weekly U.S. Department of

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cargill moves beyond pilot program for sustainable beef

Its foray into sustainable beef was successful enough that the company is  making it a standing program, with some improvements coming down the pipe

By Alexis Stockford May 22, 2019

Last year was good for Cargill’s sustainable beef pilot project — good enough that the company is turning it into a standing program. The pilot is currently the only source for beef verified under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) standards. Producers audited to the standard can expect an extra payment for their cattle,

Daily Network News

Australian farmers shift to less fertilizer-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall after Trump opens new front in trade war

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market steadies

Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

Klassen: Rising feed grains weigh on feeder market

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on continued export uncertainty

Fewer cattle, softer prices ahead of summer slowdown

U.S. livestock: Hogs mixed as trade war anxiety overshadows export data

Cargill moves beyond pilot program for sustainable beef

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 27, 2026

Latest Market News