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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract hitting a high as poor feedlot conditions in portions of the U.S. Plains raised concerns about beef supplies, traders said. Lean hogs closed lower in a profit-taking setback from contract highs set a day earlier. Fat cattle futures

CME April 2019 live cattle, with August 2019 live cattle in brown. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 12, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buying interest for yearlings was somewhat stronger while calves in the eastern Prairie regions were softer. Moderate temperatures are in the seven-day forecast for most of Western Canada, so the risk discount due to adverse weather has evaporated. Barley jumped an additional

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume March 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Wednesday after four straight sessions of gains in a technical and profit-taking setback from two-week highs as investors awaited new developments in U.S.-China trade negotiations. Cattle futures also fell broadly, although worries about a late-winter snowstorm forecast for the beef cattle-producing U.S. Plains underpinned the

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie wheat, barley prices still look good

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 31, 2019

Prices for feed wheat and barley in Western Canada are doing pretty good, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Edmonton. Feed wheat is up to $6 per bushel in the Edmonton area and about $250 per tonne in the Lethbridge area, he said. Feed barley was still quite strong, although the price had softened

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Klassen: Feeder market easily absorbs adverse weather

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 29, 2019

Western Canadian feeder markets were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels but there were a couple of unique characteristics in certain regions. Quality yearling packages were $2-$4 higher in Alberta but fleshier replacements were discounted. Eastern Prairie regions had grass cattle under 600 lbs. trading $3 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels. Order buyers

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 14, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 on either side of unchanged. Early in the week, the market was rather sluggish but a fortuitous bounce in the live cattle futures quickly spilled over into the feeder complex. Yearlings and heavier calves ended the week $2 to $4 higher. Feeding margins are

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices higher than last year

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 3, 2019

CNS Canada — Nice weather over the holidays allowed for good movement of feed grains in Western Canada, with prices steady to above year-ago levels. “I would say we cruised through Christmas and (the) New Year holidays fairly well. Not a lot of massive panic. We had nice weather which really helped, loads continued to

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 2, 2019

There were no sales last week with auction barns closed for the holiday season; therefore, we start the year looking forward at factors that will influence the feeder market over the next month. While the feeder market was quiet, feedlot operators were surprised with the U.S. fed cattle market jumping US$3-$4 from seven days earlier.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen December 11, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle sold $4-$6 lower on average. Feedlot operators backed away from the markets due to stronger feed grain prices and weakness south of the border. Certain regions of the U.S. Midwest and southern Plains have experienced adverse weather, which caused U.S. feeder cattle prices to experience a week-over-week

CME August 2019 live cattle (red) and January 2019 feeder cattle (blue). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen December 4, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable from seven days earlier. Prices were unchanged in the eastern Prairie regions; however, Alberta markets traded $3 to as much as $7 below week-ago levels. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels, so there’s limited buying power available. Calves are fleshier

Daily Network News

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie wheat, barley prices still look good

Klassen: Feeder market easily absorbs adverse weather

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices higher than last year

Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

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