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

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged on Thursday, with the five most actively traded contracts settling down the daily three-cent-per-pound limit after weekly U.S. export data showed no new pork sales to China, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange also declined, pressured by long liquidation

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as lower cash beef prices and bearish technical signals prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed, with nearby contracts turning higher and gaining against back months. Commodity funds hold net long

Pens full of healthy cows and calves are a welcoming sight for local cattle producers.

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Winter calving season has come to an end

Cattle producers must face cold weather extremes to see healthy calves

By Darrell Nesbitt April 24, 2019

Success for a cow-calf producer is related to the ability of the producer to wean one healthy calf per cow each year; a set of twins is additional dollars in the bank. When that calving season is done varies, but the objective of any operation is to try to keep the calving interval as short

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sagged on profit-taking on Tuesday after a recent run-up to contract highs, traders said. Live cattle futures also slumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The most actively traded June hogs contract has pulled back about 7.5 per cent after setting a contract high on April 5 on expectations

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 23, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller numbers. Quality packages of yearlings were on the higher end of the range while smaller groups of fleshier replacements were discounted. Alberta feedlots were focusing

Beef cattle, Comment

Comment: How much water is needed to produce a pound of beef?

And just as importantly, what kind of water are we talking about?

By Beef Cattle Research Council April 22, 2019

An excerpt from a Beef Cattle Research Council blog post on the environmental impact of beef production. For the full text, visit beefresearch.ca. Yes, it takes water to produce beef, but in the 2.5 million years since our ancestors started eating meat, we haven’t lost a drop yet. Based on the most recent science and

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures set new contract highs in deferred months for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday on expectations of increased demand from China, before prices pulled back. Deferred feeder cattle futures also set contract highs. An outbreak of African swine fever in China fueled the temporary advances in deferred hog

As spring temperatures rise, demand has increased for cattle ready for grass.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba cattle sales show strength ahead of seeding

Demand is seen rising on weaned cattle ready for grass

By Marlo Glass April 18, 2019

Markets were busy across the province during the week ended April 12, as producers hustle to sell off stock before a busy spring. “We may have one big week after seeding, but this will be the last big-volume week,” Rick Wright of Heartland Buying Order Co. at Virden predicted. As spring temperatures rise, demand has

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hog futures set contract highs

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rallied to new contract highs in deferred months on Wednesday on projections that China will accelerate pork imports in the last half of the year, following an outbreak of an incurable swine disease. China is expected to import more pork to fill a hole in protein supplies left

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hogs extend gains on China virus outbreak

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mixed on Tuesday as front-month contracts stumbled in a setback from recent gains, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for increased demand from China due to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease. Gains in the market have been fueled by worries about an epidemic of African

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Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

Winter calving season has come to an end

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Comment: How much water is needed to produce a pound of beef?

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

Manitoba cattle sales show strength ahead of seeding

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hog futures set contract highs

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hogs extend gains on China virus outbreak

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