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U.S. livestock: Hogs sink on big supplies, poor exports

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most active April contract hitting its lowest in more than five months, as disappointing export demand failed to ease the supply glut in the United States. “The trade was very enthused that we were going to see all this Chinese

Livestock Markets, Markets

Auction action ramps up as cattle prices stay strong

CME live cattle futures head toward their 12-month highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 25, 2019

Manitoba cattle auctions were busy during the week ended Jan. 18, with solid prices for the large numbers moving through the rings in most locations. About 4,700 head of cattle were marketed in the province’s major auction yards during the week, up considerably from the previous week as activity picked up following the holidays. “There’s

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken on technical selling, demand uncertainty

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures eased on Thursday on a round of technical follow-through selling after declining on Wednesday, traders said. Weakness in the cash market, as well as uncertainty about demand from China, also weighed on the hog market. CME February lean hogs closed Thursday at 59.825 cents/lb., down from

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on bargain buying

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Wednesday, led higher by a bargain buying bounce in the feeder cattle contracts. The feeder cattle market, which jumped 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, was sharply oversold after the front-month contract hit its lowest since May 24 on Tuesday, traders said. “The feeder market

CBOT March 2019 wheat with 100- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen January 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on worries about poor crop weather reducing yield potential in South America, analysts said, while traders continued to watch for any developments in U.S. trade relations with top global soy buyer China. Wheat firmed on hopes that rising prices in Russia, the world’s biggest exporter,

Serious consequences can result from not providing pregnant cows with enough protein during the winter.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Protein key for pregnant cows

Keep your cows in their best shape with proper feed

By NDSU Release January 23, 2019

Underfeeding protein to stock cows through their winter gestation has serious consequences, a North Dakota State University Extension livestock expert warns. “If insufficient protein and nitrogen are provided and degraded in the rumen, forage digestion will be reduced and the cow may not meet caloric needs and lose weight,” says John Dhuyvetter, Extension livestock systems

Livestock

Hog and cattle producers are facing a year of mixed profitability

Uncertainty may be the main certainty of 2019 as feed costs and consumer demand are unknowns

By Alex Binkley January 23, 2019

Hog and cattle producers face a year of uncertainty about feed and other operating costs as well as how strong the domestic and international demand for meat might be, says Farm Credit Canada. In an outlook, FCC said the top economic trends facing the producers will be the extent of China’s meat demand, muted feed

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as temperatures set to rise

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for better weather in the U.S. Plains following snowstorms and bitter cold in the past week, traders said. “The big thing in the cattle was a real clear message that we have a sharp increase in temperatures coming up in

Eat plant-based foods more often, new Food Guide says

By GFM Network News, Lorraine Stevenson January 22, 2019

Health Canada unveiled a new Canada Food Guide today that ends the era of the ‘four food groups,’ no longer refers to serving sizes nor specific amounts of food to eat daily, and replaces the former iconic rainbow with a dinner plate comprised mostly of plant-based foods. This new guide is all about proportion rather

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Hopes for progress in talks to resolve the U.S.-China trade war lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday, traders said. Wall Street and commodities advanced after Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that China offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from

Daily Network News

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Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink on big supplies, poor exports

Auction action ramps up as cattle prices stay strong

U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken on technical selling, demand uncertainty

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on bargain buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries

Protein key for pregnant cows

Hog and cattle producers are facing a year of mixed profitability

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as temperatures set to rise

Eat plant-based foods more often, new Food Guide says

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks

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