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Feed barley market steady, gains expected in spring

CNS Canada — The feed barley market is holding relatively steady in Alberta early in the New Year, but advances are expected looking ahead to the spring. “There has been a fair bit of selling (over the past few weeks) but that hasn’t really pressured prices down any further,” said Jared Seitz of grain brokerage

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce stabilizes feeders

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 4, 2016

Alberta fed cattle prices jumped to three-month highs, reaching $174 over the past week, setting a positive tone for feeders to start off the New Year. Retailers appear to be featuring beef at discounted prices, alleviating the bloated beef pipeline. Wholesale prices also ratcheted higher, reflecting the improving demand. While pen closeouts remain in negative

Livestock, Markets

U.S. Nov. feedlot cattle placements slump to record low

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters December 18, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Cattle movement into U.S. feedlots in November fell 11 per cent from a year ago to their lowest level since the government began compiling the data in 1996, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. Analysts attributed last month’s much smaller-than-expected placements to deteriorating margins that prompted feedyards to

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle stabilize near annual lows

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen December 2, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5 lower to $5 higher relative to week-ago levels. The market was quite variable across the Prairies, with eastern markets coming under more pressure comparable to southern Alberta. Feedlot operators and backgrounding farmers that were holding back on purchases earlier in the fall were stepping forward more aggressively this

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 24, 2015

Alan Paton stated when men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. The feeder cattle market is contending with a negative round of feeding margins over the next few months, which continues to result in weaker values. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were generally $3 to $8

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlots curb buying interest

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 16, 2015

Despair is the price one pays for setting an impossible aim. Given the phone calls over the past week, producers have been expecting something the market cannot offer. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were under severe pressure, with 700-plus-pound cattle down $8-$12 from seven days earlier; calves under 700 lbs. traded $4-$8 below week-ago levels.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Sept. U.S. feedlot cattle placements near 20-year low

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in September fell to its lowest since the government began compiling the data in 1996, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. Last month’s placement results were nearly in line with analysts’ forecasts, mostly based on the fall in prices for

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Alta. feed prices hang steady despite swings in quality

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News October 21, 2015

CNS Canada –– As harvest winds to a close across the Prairies, some feedlot operators say they’ve noticed more feed barley and feed wheat out there than they initially thought. The quality of the feed varies greatly, with some second-cut wheat being accepted as high-quality with reasonable protein, while other loads arrive with sprouting, bleaching

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Narrow margins weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen September 24, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were under pressure the week ending Sept. 19, trading $5 to as much as $10 lower compared to seven days earlier. Negative feeding margins along with a major selloff in live cattle futures destroyed the buying enthusiasm that was evident earlier in August. Feedlot operators appeared to be in disarray,

Crops, Markets

Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Hot, dry conditions in Alberta and western Saskatchewan are delaying and stressing this year’s barley crop — but action in U.S. corn is now the barley market’s primary driver, according to one expert. “This recent rally in corn has helped barley and feed wheat move higher; we’re in a market driven by

Daily Network News

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

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Feed barley market steady, gains expected in spring

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce stabilizes feeders

U.S. Nov. feedlot cattle placements slump to record low

Klassen: Feeder cattle stabilize near annual lows

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

Klassen: Feedlots curb buying interest

Sept. U.S. feedlot cattle placements near 20-year low

Alta. feed prices hang steady despite swings in quality

Klassen: Narrow margins weigh on feeder market

Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

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