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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures end lower as funds sell

By Reuters November 14, 2013

* Rebound in beef price lifts CME live cattle * Feeders gain with live cattle futures By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Thursday, pressured by fund liquidation after the February contract dropped below a key technical level, traders said. The funds selling began after February fell

Country Crossroads, Our History

The Massey 101 was one cool machine

Stylish and powerful, the redesigned tractor won the affections of farmers across the country

By Manitoba Agricultural Museum July 11, 2013

When it came to marrying style with functionality, James Duncan was the Steve Jobs of his day and his Massey Harris Model 101 Senior was — and is — as cool as anything to come out of Apple’s design lab. With its streamlined hood, bright-red paint with yellow wheels, chrome trim, and louvred side curtains

Opinion

Enhancing farm enterprise

July 4, 2013

The following is an excerpt from Seeds of Success: Enhancing Canada’s Farming Enterprises, a new Conference Board of Canada report by Erin Butler and James Stuckey. The report included a set of recommendations about how to improve farming business in Canada to achieve greater business success. The full report can be found at: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=5529 Maximize

Hogs, Opinion

Analyzing the Smithfield deal

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer June 28, 2013

The Chinese meat products firm Shuanghui International has announced its acquisition of Smithfield Foods, which controls 26 per cent of U.S. pork-processing capacity and 15 per cent of U.S. pork production. The value of the transaction is estimated by Smithfield to be US$7.1 billion. A number of questions began to run through our heads. Good

Hogs, Opinion

Guebert: Reasons to smile over the Smithfield purchase

By Alan Guebert June 12, 2013

Here are 10 reasons for American farmers and ranchers to be thrilled by Shuanghui International Holding Inc.’s proposed $4.7-billion purchase of Smithfield Foods, Inc. No. 10: The U.S. gets back some of the dollars held by China. While $4.7 billion is chicken feed compared to the $1.2 trillion of U.S. debt (about 7.5 per cent

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

By Reuters May 15, 2013

* Seasonal highs may be in for cattle * Position-squaring before Friday's cattle-on-feed * Hogs turn own as packer profits erode By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on trade ideas that the top of cash markets are set following a series of gains

Hogs, Opinion

Time for a change

By Laura Rance-Unger April 18, 2013

If you were trying to find someone to promote your cause to the general public, it’s not likely that you’d choose someone with the nickname “Dr. Evil” and had a reputation as a high-priced lobbyist fighting in favour of smoking, junk food consumption and drinking and driving. But that’s who the Manitoba Pork Council hired

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lack of feed has local buyers cautious at markets

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2013

Auction yards across Manitoba continued to see strong volumes of cattle come up for sale during the week ended March 28. Some of the auction yards in the province’s southwest saw more cattle than anticipated, because their sales the week prior were very small due to weather problems. Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Buying

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. February cattle placements at 17-year low, pork stocks swell

March 28, 2013

chicago / reuters / The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in February fell to the lowest for the month in 17 years, a government report showed March 22, a sign that prolonged drought continued to impact the industry. A separate U.S. Department of Agriculture storage report showed that pork stocks at the end

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Prices remain in neutral as storm-stayed cattle arrive

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2013

Cattle numbers moving through Manitoba’s auction yards saw a sharp increase during the week ended March 15, as the weather co-operated and animals held back because of a snowstorm the previous week made it to market. Prices held steady overall, with top-end bids for all classes of cattle across the province not changing too dramatically

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans higher in technical bounce; wheat firms

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Tag Archives Industrial agriculture

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures end lower as funds sell

The Massey 101 was one cool machine

Enhancing farm enterprise

Analyzing the Smithfield deal

Guebert: Reasons to smile over the Smithfield purchase

LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

Time for a change

Lack of feed has local buyers cautious at markets

U.S. February cattle placements at 17-year low, pork stocks swell

Prices remain in neutral as storm-stayed cattle arrive

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