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U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying but still posted their first weekly loss in five weeks, traders said. Bargain buying also supported hog futures, which had posted lower closes in seven of the previous eight sessions. Signs of weakness in the cash markets kept a lid

High feed grain prices in the West are expected to keep a lid on feeder cattle values this month.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Only a trio of cattle auctions to start 2021

A stronger loonie is making Manitoba cattle less attractive for export

By Marlo Glass 1 day ago

With just three auctions open, fewer than 640 head of cattle were sold at Brandon, Virden and Grunthal for the week ended Jan. 7. “There wasn’t enough to really quote accurate market (prices),” said Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock Services’ Brandon auction. “The first week is pretty slow always,” he added, noting cattle numbers

Livestock, Weather

EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock

By GFM Network News, Kate Abnett 2 days ago

Brussels | Reuters — Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European Commission said on Thursday, under plans to make agriculture greener. The EU is nearing the end of a two-year battle to overhaul its massive farming subsidies scheme, to attempt to align the agriculture

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley market’s eye on exports, corn prices

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Strong export demand for Canadian barley and rising corn prices in the U.S. are expected to continue to keep feed prices well supported in Western Canada. “Feed grains are being squeezed by lower imports of U.S. corn into Western Canada,” analyst Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research said in a presentation Tuesday for

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn rises

U.S. beef, pork export sales both up on week

By GFM Network News, Reuters 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — CME feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday, retreating back toward a three-month low on prospects for increased input costs for livestock operators due to surging corn prices. “It is the rising feed costs,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing + Management. “With the corn being up another 10 cents today,

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures mixed on feed cost concerns

Bargain buying lifts March feeders

By GFM Network News, Reuters 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Nearby U.S. hog and live cattle futures weakened on Wednesday, weighed down by prospects for rising feed costs due to higher prices for corn, soybeans and wheat. But the livestock futures market was strong for many deferred contracts as traders expressed concerns about supplies tightening by the end of the year.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply

Cash prices pressure nearby live cattle futures

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed Tuesday on higher cash hog prices and improving pork packer margins and as soaring feed costs stoked concerns about tighter hog supplies. Corn futures prices surged more than five per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed its 2020 harvest estimate, with

Canada’s largest grocer is  hopping on to the sustainable  beef value chain bandwagon.

Beef cattle, News

Loblaw joins sustainable beef marketplace

The supermarket chain announced the purchase of one million pounds of certified sustainable beef Dec. 18

By Alexis Stockford 5 days ago

Canada’s sustainable beef value chain has its first product commitment from a retailer. Loblaw Companies, one of the founders of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), has now joined the companies actively sourcing meat certified through the roundtable’s framework. The supermarket chain announced the purchase of one million pounds of CRSB certified beef Dec.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Higher feed grain prices continue to pressure feeders

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen 5 days ago

Compared to mid-December, western Canadian yearlings traded $3-$5 lower; mid-weight calves are down $4-$6 while calves under 550 lbs. remained firm. Buyers exhibited a defensive tone on heavier yearlings and discounts were more severe on fleshier cattle last week. There is absolutely no risk appetite for 850-plus-lb. cattle at this time of year. Demand for

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on profit-taking, technical selling

Lean hogs, feeder cattle mixed

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday in a profit-taking and technical-selling setback amid concerns about weaker demand for cattle and beef, traders said. Position rolling by funds, as they closed out long positions in the spot month and bought deferred contracts on the second day of the five-session “Goldman roll” period,

Alberta’s Lakeland to offer ag tech degree

Funds’ net long position edges lower in canola

Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

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Alberta’s Lakeland to offer ag tech degree

Funds’ net long position edges lower in canola

Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Only a trio of cattle auctions to start 2021

EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock

Feed weekly outlook: Barley market’s eye on exports, corn prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn rises

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures mixed on feed cost concerns

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply

Loblaw joins sustainable beef marketplace

Klassen: Higher feed grain prices continue to pressure feeders

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on profit-taking, technical selling

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