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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs continue gains for second day

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Chicago | Reuters — Livestock futures traders continued to hunt for cover on their short positions Thursday, resulting in Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbing a second day after prices slid to contract lows earlier this week. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw live cattle and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday bounce back strongly from contract
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs surge on bargain-buying after selloff

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Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw live cattle and feeder cattle futures bounce back strongly from contract lows on Wednesday, with prices hitting their daily limits as traders snapped up bargains and investors covering their short positions. Meanwhile, CME lean hog futures also saw a turnaround as traders bet that contract lows,
Paul Spenst discussed his family’s transition from the farm to retail at the Take the Leap conference held in Dauphin earlier this month.
Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Taking a cattle operation from global to local control

When sideswiped by BSE, the Spenst family found a local solution to market their beef

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When BSE struck in 2003, the ‘local’ market for the Spenst family’s cattle operation slammed shut — they farm along the U.S. border. So they decided to put their future in the hands of a more distant market — a store 12 miles north in Winkler. “It is just such a different mindset when you
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders fall to contract lows on fund selling

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday while lean hogs also extended recent losses, pulled down by ample supplies of animals for slaughter, and meat in storage. Expectations for lower cattle prices in cash markets also weighed. Live cattle and feeder cattle had declined by
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Technical trading, holiday fears sour hog, cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters –– The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw all of its live cattle and all but two feeder cattle futures contracts fall by the daily trading limit on Monday, pressured by technical selling and weakening wholesale beef prices, traders and industry analysts said. Meanwhile, CME lean hog contracts continued their slump on Monday, dropping
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Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

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A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, to Nov. 14 from Nov.
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices again send CME hogs to six-year low

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts drifted to a six-year low for a second straight day on Friday as plentiful seasonal supplies pulled prices for market-ready (cash) hogs lower, traders said. Spot December finished 0.4 cent/lb. lower at 55 cents, and February ended down 0.3 cent at 58.3 cents. Cash hog
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall third straight session

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground for a third consecutive session on Thursday, pressured by slack wholesale beef demand and preliminary cash price weakness, traders said. Spot December finished at 134.4 cents/lb., down 2.825 cents, and February 2.75 cents lower at 136.9 (all figures US$). On Thursday, packers in
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slump by 3-cents price limit

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their 3-cents per lb daily price limit on Wednesday, in anticipation of weaker prices for market-ready, or cash cattle, traders said. Spot December and February finished at 137.225 and 139.650 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded to 4.5 cents on

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