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Klassen: Optimistic fed cattle outlook supports feeder market

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$4 higher. Strong demand was noted on yearlings, which spilt over into the lighter weight categories. Major feedlot operators in Alberta set the price structure, with aggressive orders flowing across the Prairies. Some operators have been holding back on purchases due to higher prices; however,
Futures markets

ICE canola holding onto small gains at midday

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By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was holding onto small gains at midday Tuesday in thin and choppy activity. Weakness in the Canadian dollar provided some underlying support, with the declining currency helping crush margins show some improvement. Production issues across Western Canada remained supportive as well,
Global markets

Global Markets: Taliban fires over protestors

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By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Demonstrations outside the Pakistan Embassy in Afghanistan were dispersed by the Taliban firing into the air on Tuesday, marking the second protest broken up by gunfire over the past week. A number of
Futures markets

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola veering away from overnight gains

Soy complex turning lower, taking canola with it

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ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola veering away from overnight gains By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 7 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were mixed Tuesday morning, as trading resumed after the long weekend with the overnight session. The Canadian oilseed was stepping back from overnight gains as the Chicago soy complex began to
Recent rain slows cattle rush at Manitoba auction markets
Livestock Markets, Markets

Recent rain slows cattle rush at Manitoba auction markets

Feeder cattle and calves show price strength

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Recent rains in Manitoba have greened up pastures and in turn slowed down the number of cattle headed to market, said Kirk Kiesman, manager at Ashern Auction Mart. In light of the severe drought on the Prairies, and especially in the Interlake region of Manitoba, the Ashern market organized a number of auctions this summer.
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Slaughter resumes at Olymel hog plant

Return to usual pace expected 'in coming weeks'

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Hog slaughter resumed Friday at a major Quebec pork plant that had sat idle for over four months, as striking employees now return to work with a new six-year contract. The Olymel plant at Vallee-Jonction, south of Quebec City, restarted daytime and evening hog slaughter shifts Friday after “maintenance and sanitation” work on Wednesday and
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Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids mixed, durum jumps

U.S. December wheat futures down on week

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MarketsFarm — Increased worldwide demand for wheat and precipitation across the Prairies have resulted in mixed spring wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. Scattered showers across wheat-growing areas in Western Canada, as well as the ongoing spring wheat harvest, have brought downward pressure on the markets. The rising Canadian dollar also served to lower

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