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CME August 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

Average hog weights down on week

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 7, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures approached a four-week low on Wednesday as U.S. beef prices declined. The drop in futures extended a four per cent setback from a contract high that most-active August live cattle reached last month. Prices for beef shipped to wholesale buyers in large boxes have also

CME August 2021 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 7, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn and soy futures surged last

CME August 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines) and August 2021 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

CME August live cattle down

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 3, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an outbreak of the deadly pig

Workers use knives to butcher cattle carcasses at a new Hertzog Meat Co. beef plant at Butler, Missouri on June 14.

Farmit Manitoba

Stung by pandemic and JBS cyberattack, U.S. ranchers build new beef plants

By Tom Polansek July 2, 2021

CATTLE | A number of new operators are entering the fray, albeit at relatively small volumes

U.S. cattle ranchers and investors are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into new beef plants after temporary closures of massive slaughterhouses at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic left farmers with nowhere to send animals. A cyberattack against the U.S. unit of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA that idled nearly a quarter of America’s

Livestock Markets, Markets

Dry conditions generate slaughter cow traffic

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 2, 2021

AUCTIONS | Solid demand remains supportive for prices

While the seasonal slowdown is in effect, activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards was still busier than usual for late June, as concerns over pasture conditions and forage availability saw large numbers of slaughter cattle move through the rings. “Drought conditions are pushing slaughter cows to the marketplace,” said cattle buyer Rick Wright of Heartland

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

CME August cattle futures up

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub July 2, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell sharply on Thursday as traders priced in expectations for waning demand after the U.S. Independence Day holiday this weekend. Signs of poor demand from China, which has been a big buyer of U.S. pork since an outbreak of African swine fever decimated production in the

CME August 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and August 2021 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

CME August live cattle up, feeders lower

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 30, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders watched a rally in grain prices that makes it more expensive to feed livestock. Corn and soy futures soared at the Chicago Board of Trade

CME August 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink and brown lines) and August 2021 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures touch one-week high

CME August live cattle up

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 30, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures touched a one-week high on Tuesday in a rebound from recent losses, while live cattle futures were mixed. The hog market is recovering after dropping last week to a nine-week low, traders said. Hopes for improved export demand helped support prices, traders said. CME August

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearling prices consolidate, calf values soften

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 29, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged; however, calves weighing 500 to 700 lbs. were $2-$4 lower. Featherlight bawlers under 500 lbs. were down $6-$8 from seven days earlier. Strong feedlot buying interest supported quality groups of yearlings. Feed barley prices were down $5-$10 per tonne from last week while the

CME August 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines) and August 2021 live cattle (dark red open/high/low/close). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally as China buys pork

Cattle futures, beef cutout values lower

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 28, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose three per cent on Monday, supported by rising demand as China moved to buy pork for its reserves to shore up the domestic market, traders said. China’s state planner said on Monday that central and local governments will start buying pork for state reserves to

Daily Network News

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Stung by pandemic and JBS cyberattack, U.S. ranchers build new beef plants

Dry conditions generate slaughter cow traffic

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures touch one-week high

Klassen: Yearling prices consolidate, calf values soften

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally as China buys pork

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