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Klassen: Feeder cattle market drops on soft demand

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 26, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were down $4-$6 while calf prices dropped $5 to as much as much as $10 in some cases. Comments from order buyers reflect very sluggish demand for this time of year. Ontario farmers have harvested about 50 per cent of the corn crop and buying interest from

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a one-week low and feeder cattle futures hit a six-week low on Friday ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that traders expected would show a hefty year-on-year increase in the number of cattle placed in feedlots last month. February live cattle futures on

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpin barley in Feedlot Alley

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — The adverse 2019 harvest across Western Canada may have left more grain grading as feed than normal, but issues in getting that barley and wheat to livestock continue to prop up prices for the time being. “We’ve seen a rally in the feed barley market the last four weeks,” said Brandon Motz, of

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 19, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged; calves appeared to trade $3 lower to as much as $5 higher. Weather conditions have played a larger role in the price structure this fall. Major finishing feedlots continue to focus on preconditioned calves and have left the unweaned or unvaccinated feeders to the

File photo of wheat under snow. (Ssvyat/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — The western Canadian feed grain market is showing signs of finding a bottom, as buyers wait to get a better handle on the quality of grain still unharvested across the Prairies. Feed barley is currently trading at around $200 per tonne in southern Alberta, while feed wheat bids are around $210, according to

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

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley’s slide slows as harvest drags

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — The slide in western Canadian feed grain prices over the past few months shows signs of slowing, as concerns over harvest delays supplant earlier concerns over large crops and quality downgrades. “The weather over the next week or so doesn’t look that great,” Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge said Thursday.

CME October 2019 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains volatile

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen September 24, 2019

Western Canadian yearling markets appeared to stabilize after coming under pressure earlier in the month. Compared to last week, yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher on average while calf markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Major feedlots were more aggressive for 800-plus-lb. cattle as feed grain prices continue to grind lower. Favourable

CME October 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise after Friday’s declines

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rallied on Monday, with both cattle and hog contracts firming on spillover support from strength in the cash market. The markets also were rising on renewed hopes for a trade deal with China after the world’s largest oilseed buyer booked deals to buy about 10 boatloads of U.S.

CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Friday as a Chinese agriculture delegation scrapped U.S. farm visits planned to build goodwill during trade talks next week. The canceled trips to Montana and Nebraska raised concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may drag on

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences mixed tone

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen September 10, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Auction market volumes are growing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba; however, central Alberta prices held a definite premium of $8-$10 over the eastern Prairie regions. Ontario orders are starting to surface in Manitoba but prices were out of reach with Alberta

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market drops on soft demand

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpin barley in Feedlot Alley

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

Feed weekly outlook: Barley’s slide slows as harvest drags

Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains volatile

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise after Friday’s declines

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits

Klassen: Feeder market experiences mixed tone

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