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U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures both mixed ahead of USDA reports

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub July 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the front-month contract firming slightly while deferreds eased as traders staked out positions ahead of the U.S. government’s closely watched inventory and Cattle on Feed reports. Pre-report positioning also was noted in fed cattle and hog contracts, with both of those markets

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Large U.S. supplies weigh on Canadian feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen July 16, 2018

Compared to last week, feeder cattle prices were down $3 to as much as $6 across all weight categories. Most auction barns were closed last week for summer holidays and only small volumes traded in the key regions of Alberta. Feedyards are also running a skeleton crew, providing some much-needed time off after a busy

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Early-week cash prices buoy CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by initial prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle and short-covering after recent market losses, traders said. Thinly traded June futures, which will expire on Friday, led advances. Some investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred months in a trading strategy

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Markets watch Japan wheat ban, trade fights

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries June 21, 2018

CNS Canada — A Japanese ban on Canadian wheat might eventually push more wheat into feed markets, but traders say that’s not happening so far. Japan, Canada’s No. 2 wheat buyer after the U.S., instituted the ban last Friday after genetically modified wheat was discovered growing in Alberta. GM wheat is not approved for commercial

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker corn, barley prices support feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 11, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices traded $3 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels while calves were steady to $2 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $140-$143, unchanged from week-ago levels; however, a fortuitous $5 bounce in the U.S. fed cattle market bolstered buying enthusiasm for replacements. Feeder cattle futures

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying reversed the previous session’s losses, said traders. In a trading strategy known as bull spreads, traders bought June and simultaneously sold deferred months, stirred by firmer wholesale beef values and future’s discount to expected cash prices

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 5, 2018

CNS Canada — While feed barley prices are holding steady in the Lethbridge area, further north around Edmonton, prices are starting to climb. “We’re starting to see already just difficulty with loading here and there and buyers getting caught off-guard with not getting barley coming in when they needed it to happen. And that’s spurring

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef cattle into feedyards in states

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices gaining momentum

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 6, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher while calves and grass cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Once again, there was a wide range of prices across the Prairies as feedlots adjust to higher feed grain prices. Secondly, buyers were quick to discount fleshier cattle; backgrounded calves fed too much

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder markets experience lacklustre trade

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 13, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels as extremely cold temperatures hinder market activity. Most auction barns reported small groups of various quality cattle on offer, which made the market hard to define. In the major markets of Alberta such as Lethbridge, there were very few yearlings available. This forced major

Daily Network News

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U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures both mixed ahead of USDA reports

Klassen: Large U.S. supplies weigh on Canadian feeder market

U.S. livestock: Early-week cash prices buoy CME live cattle

Feed weekly outlook: Markets watch Japan wheat ban, trade fights

Klassen: Weaker corn, barley prices support feeder market

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live cattle

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices gaining momentum

Klassen: Feeder markets experience lacklustre trade

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