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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices

By Reuters August 13, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Tuesday with beef demand increasing ahead of the approaching Labor Day holiday and as corn futures dipped following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress and condition report.

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Combining underway in Manitoba

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 13, 2024

The harvesting of fall cereals was well underway in Manitoba, according to the province’s latest crop report released on Aug. 13. Manitoba Agriculture said 39 per cent of the fall rye and 17 per cent of the winter wheat had been combined.

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Pulse Weekly: Lentils starting to feel harvest pressure

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 13, 2024

Lentil combining in southeast and southwest Saskatchewan were 10 per cent complete as of Aug. 5, according to that province’s crop report. Harvesting of the pulse was six per cent done in the west-central region, while most of Saskatchewan’s lentil crop was still standing. Over in Alberta, the combining of pulses was expected to get underway this week.

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Changes to Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive won’t offset capital gains losses says Grain Growers of Canada

By Geralyn Wichers August 13, 2024

Grain Growers of Canada says proposed changes to the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive will help some grain farmers but won’t offset losses due to changes to the capital gains inclusion rate.

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US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses

By Leah Douglas, Reuters August 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will expand bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply as part of its response to the ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle, adding that U.S. beef and dairy products remain safe to consume.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds value amid economic uncertainty

By Jerry Klassen August 13, 2024

Overall, the calf market appeared to be more sensitive to the weakness in the deferred live cattle futures while buyers of yearlings were focused on securing ownership. Ideas are that yearling supplies are down from year-ago levels and scarcity factor is driving the bullish enthusiasm.

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New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialization easier

By Lucy Craymer, Reuters August 13, 2024

The New Zealand government said on Tuesday that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialize products using gene technologies such as gene editing.

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-year low on record U.S. crop estimate

August 12, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans took a nosedive on Monday to their lowest level since September 2020 as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released data showing a record production forecast for the crop. Meanwhile, corn rose as the government agency saw smaller than expected acreage, and wheat fell on competition from Black Sea crops. The Chicago

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on rallying corn prices

August 12, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Monday as corn futures rallied following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand report that lowered corn ending stocks, traders said. Meanwhile, hog futures were mixed as bargain buying counterbalanced seasonal price pressure. CME most-active October feeder cattle FCU24 closed down 2.05 cents at

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USDA adjusts August supply and demand numbers

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 12, 2024

While the United States Department of Agriculture raised its yield projections for 2024/25 in its latest supply and demand report on Aug. 12, production varied from the July estimates due to changes in the amount of planted acres. The August edition of the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is its first report in

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices

Combining underway in Manitoba

Pulse Weekly: Lentils starting to feel harvest pressure

Changes to Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive won’t offset capital gains losses says Grain Growers of Canada

US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses

Klassen: Feeder market holds value amid economic uncertainty

New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialization easier

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-year low on record U.S. crop estimate

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on rallying corn prices

USDA adjusts August supply and demand numbers

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