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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the animals, traders said. Cash hog prices have declined two days in a row in the top Iowa and Minnesota market, according to the U.S. Department

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in cash markets this week, traders said. Cattle futures rebounded from early declines to reach the day’s highs after government data showed steep gains in beef

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U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle futures jump on short covering, positioning

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures rallied on month-end short covering and position squaring on Wednesday, with the nearby contract hitting its highest price in almost eight months, traders said. Front-month CME October live cattle settled up 1.950 cent at 115.850 cents per pound and reached its highest price since March 6. Most-active December

Russia had placed temporary restrictions on imports of pork and beef products from Brazil in 2017. Photo: Getty Images

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Russia to resume beef, pork imports from Brazil

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News, Polina Devitt October 31, 2018

Moscow/Sao Paulo | Reuters – Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products. Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor had placed temporary restrictions on imports of pork and beef products from

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on concerns over increasing supplies

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Tuesday and feeder cattle futures fell to seven-week lows on worries about increasing U.S. supplies, analysts said. Feedlots were offering to sell some 5,000 more cattle than a week ago, said Rich Nelson, chief strategist for Illinois-based

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Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen October 30, 2018

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to as much as $5 lower. Feedlot margins have come under pressure over the past week which resulted in lower bids for all weight categories. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 18 to 20 per cent above year-ago levels. Pen space is at

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on technical buying

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer October 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gained as much as 1.7 percent on Monday, rising on technical buying and calendar spreading despite weaker prices for hogs in U.S. cash markets, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures each were narrowly mixed in spread trading amid a lack of fresh

Brian Lemon of Manitoba Beef Producers is pleased that the federal government ratified

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Manitoba Beef Producers pleased with CPTPP ratification

MPB general manager Brian Lemon says being in the original six is very important

By Alexis Stockford October 26, 2018

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford spoke to Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Brian Lemon at AgEx in Brandon about the recent ratification of theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement. Below is the audio file of that conversation.

Darla Sauter of Second Chance Speckled Parks was one of the breeders to debut the breed at Ag Ex in Brandon Oct. 25, 28.

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VIDEO: Ag Ex debuts Speckled Park cattle

Speckled Park cattle are more common in northwestern Saskatchewan, but they’ve made their way onto the Ag Ex schedule this year

By Alexis Stockford October 25, 2018

Manitoba breeders have a new breed to show locally. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s Ag Ex is already one of the biggest stops for Manitoba cattle breeders, with at least one breed usually crowning its national champion every year in Brandon. This is the first year, however, that Speckled Park has been in the mix.

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume October 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day. Strengthening cash beef prices and government data showing smaller-than-expected cattle supplies at feedlots had supported the market earlier this week. “Coming out of the cattle on feed report,

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle futures jump on short covering, positioning

Russia to resume beef, pork imports from Brazil

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on concerns over increasing supplies

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on technical buying

Manitoba Beef Producers pleased with CPTPP ratification

VIDEO: Ag Ex debuts Speckled Park cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback

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