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Manitoba’s cattle auctions off to slow start in 2019

Inclement weather helped keep a lid on cattle traffic 

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 18, 2019

Only four of Manitoba’s eight major cattle auctions had sales last week, with sales numbers down compared to those before the holiday break. For the week ending Jan. 11, auctions at Brandon, Grunthal, Virden and Winnipeg sold a total of 1,164 cattle, with weather having played a role in the lower numbers. “We ran into

Livestock, Markets, Weather

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling ahead of storm

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were lower on Thursday, with live cattle prices easing from recent contract highs on technical selling ahead of a major winter storm forecast to hit U.S. cattle country, traders said. Feeder cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2 week low, pressured in part by rising corn

On-farm inspections are the first hurdle for beef producers hoping to sell into the European Union.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Stand and be counted: beef industry seeking vets for EU compliance inspections

The Manitoba Beef Producers is teaming up with the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association to streamline the hunt for an on-farm inspector

By Alexis Stockford January 17, 2019

Technically beef producers have been able to sell their product into the EU since 2017 when the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect. But in practice a number of regulatory issues have stalled any progress including Europe’s insistence on hormone-free beef and the use of carcass wash not approved in the

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble to two-month low

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped as much as 3.7 per cent on Wednesday, skidding to the lowest levels in two months on pressure from chart-based selling and ample U.S. hog supplies, traders said. Hog prices on Tuesday had dipped below their closely watched 200-day moving average and on Wednesday

Livestock, Markets, Weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to life-of-contract highs at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday, lifted by worries that severe winter weather could prompt beef packers to pay higher prices for animals in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Technical buying and short-covering also buoyed cattle prices while lean hog futures finished narrowly

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, while more actively traded live

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 14, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 on either side of unchanged. Early in the week, the market was rather sluggish but a fortuitous bounce in the live cattle futures quickly spilled over into the feeder complex. Yearlings and heavier calves ended the week $2 to $4 higher. Feeding margins are

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, following softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME February hog futures settled down 1.425 cents at 62.65 cents/lb., halting a three-session advance (all figures US$). Traders noted that hogs in the top cash market of Iowa and southern Minnesota traded

Higher interest rates and a slowing economy will likely see consumers with fewer dollars to spend in 2019.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Consumers won’t want for meat supplies this year

‘Exceptional’ demand in 2018 supported fed cattle prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 11, 2019

Manitoba’s cattle auction yards remained quiet over the week ended Jan. 4, with activity set to start back up at most locations during the first full week of the month. Live cattle futures in Chicago ended 2018 at some of their highest levels of the past year, but subsequently spent the first days of 2019

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog and cattle futures closed mostly higher, supported by hopes for improved exports in the coming weeks, traders said. Technical buying also helped cattle futures, which were still trading close to contract highs hit earlier in the week. Traders also noted strength in the cash markets as

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Cow-calf

Manitoba’s cattle auctions off to slow start in 2019

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling ahead of storm

Stand and be counted: beef industry seeking vets for EU compliance inspections

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble to two-month low

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

Consumers won’t want for meat supplies this year

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

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