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Conception rates have been a concern for vets and livestock specialists as early as last spring.

Open cow rates sky high

Some cattle producers in the Interlake will have their calf crop cut by a quarter next year thanks to poor nutrition earlier this season

By Alexis Stockford January 6, 2020

Cattle vets are seeing their fears on fertility realized as more and more pregnancy checks come back open. Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal, of Ashern, has noted alarmingly consistent open rates between 20 and 30 per cent, four to six times what she would expect in a normal year. Hudson Reykdal estimates a normal open rate

CME February 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped by as much as two per cent on Monday and feeder cattle futures rose by up to three per cent, propelled by strong cash market prices and tightening supplies of animals, analysts said. A $2 jump in cash cattle prices at southern Plains feedlot markets late

CME February 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on profit-taking, Middle East tensions

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 3, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled by the daily trading limit to a three-week low on Friday as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered profit-taking, analysts said. Losses hit markets after a U.S. air strike in Iraq killed Iran’s most prominent military commander, rattling traders of products from agricultural futures to

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures touch seven-week high

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 2, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures kicked off 2020 by approaching seven-week highs in gains driven by increasing expectations for bigger sales of American pork to China. China, the world’s largest pork consumer, needs larger imports to offset a domestic meat shortage caused by an outbreak of the fatal pig disease African swine fever.

CME February 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise in 2019 as swine fever hits China

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose in 2019 on hopes China will further increase pork imports as an outbreak of a fatal pig disease ravaged the Chinese herd. Prices eased on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions and booked some profits before the end of the year. The African swine fever disease has reshaped

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on China trade optimism

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than six weeks on Monday on increased optimism over trade with China, the world’s biggest pork consumer. China agreed to import more U.S. farm goods under a Phase 1 trade deal struck this month, providing support for farm markets. Chinese Vice-Premier

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U.S. livestock: Hogs stumble as supply trumps Chinese demand

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped on Friday as pressure from large domestic supplies overshadowed an uptick in pork sales to China. Traders are keeping an eye on Chinese demand because China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, is grappling with a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. Farmers are hoping China will further

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U.S. livestock: Cattle placements top estimates

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle producers placed more animals than expected into feedlots last month, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday, raising expectations for big supplies next summer. The increase in placements will likely pressure futures prices on Monday, brokers said. Meat producers and buyers are keeping a close watch on herd

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork shipments to China

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures strengthened on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported shipments of U.S. pork to China last week reached their highest in at least 10 months. Traders and analysts are focusing on exports to China because it is the world’s top pork consumer and has lost about half

CME February 2020 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from contract highs

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Wednesday as the market retreated from contract highs reached this week. Feeder cattle and hog futures were also mostly weaker. Analysts predict meat packers such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA will buy fewer cattle over the next two weeks because Christmas and

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Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

Tag Archives Beef Cattle

Open cow rates sky high

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on profit-taking, Middle East tensions

U.S. livestock: Hog futures touch seven-week high

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise in 2019 as swine fever hits China

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on China trade optimism

U.S. livestock: Hogs stumble as supply trumps Chinese demand

U.S. livestock: Cattle placements top estimates

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork shipments to China

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from contract highs

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