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A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Feed weekly outlook: New crop expected to stabilize feed prices

Drought will drag Prairies' yields much lower

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 19, 2021

MarketsFarm — New crop is starting to make its way into feed grain bins as the annual harvest gets underway in Alberta. However, due to the drought conditions which have enveloped Western Canada, yields will be much lower than normal. “(The yields are) generally lower than expected and (there’s been) some disappointment,” said Allen Pirness,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearlings hold value while calves remain under pressure

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 10, 2021

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calves were once again $2 to $4 lower. Featherlight bawlers were down $4 to as much as $8 from week-ago levels. The tight feed grain supply situation continues to set the price structure for feeder cattle. Yearlings straight off grass held a slight

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

Livestock, Markets

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

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — Well covered with grain for now, feedlots are beginning to set their sights on the new crop. Drought conditions on the Prairies and the U.S. northern Plains are causing new-crop feed wheat and feed barley prices to go up, according to a Saskatchewan-based trader. “Demand for old crop (is) dwindling and the focus

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Rains, demand keep bids down

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 18, 2021

MarketsFarm — While recent wet weather on the Prairies has helped bring down prices for feed grains, demand — or a lack thereof — has been another primary factor. “The rains have definitely affected (prices) a bit, but probably not to the extent demand has,” said Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity at Stony Plain,

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. in early August 2017. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Saskatchewan barley price spikes, drops

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 20, 2021

MarketsFarm — It was a tale of two weeks for Saskatchewan feed barley prices. The high-delivered bid for the crop on May 11 bolted from $6 per bushel to $6.75 in one day, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Saskatchewan’s price spike put the bid only 80 cents behind Alberta’s. However, on May 19, while

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cattle producers facing drought-like conditions

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 4, 2021

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $262-$265 delivered this past week. Using a 60 per cent grading, the live price would be in the range of $157-$159. If a feedlot booked the bulk of its feed grains earlier in winter, feeding margins are now hovering in positive

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle divorce from futures’ direction

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 27, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality yearlings and calves were steady to $4 higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan; in Manitoba, yearlings traded $2-$4 lower while calves were $3-$5 higher. Domestic cattle markets appeared to divorce from feeder and live cattle futures. June live cattle futures finished the week

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on USDA report

Lean hog futures' gains continue

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News April 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Monday, supported by Friday’s monthly Cattle on Feed report that showed smaller-than-expected placements, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle futures settled 0.55 cent higher at 116.275 cents/lb. while the August contract ended 1.1 cents higher at 117.95 cents (all figures US$). “It wasn’t

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices taper off ahead of report

Feedlots 'not eating as much grain'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — While prices for feed wheat and feed barley in Western Canada remain substantially higher than one year ago, the past month has seen slight declines. As of Wednesday, high-delivered bids for feed wheat were at least $7.25 per bushel, more than $1.50 higher than last year according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. However, over

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

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

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Feed weekly outlook: New crop expected to stabilize feed prices

Klassen: Yearlings hold value while calves remain under pressure

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

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

Feed weekly outlook: Rains, demand keep bids down

Feed weekly outlook: Saskatchewan barley price spikes, drops

Klassen: Cattle producers facing drought-like conditions

Klassen: Feeder cattle divorce from futures’ direction

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on USDA report

Feed weekly outlook: Prices taper off ahead of report

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