Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell again on Thursday, amid ongoing profit-taking as some market participants sought cover as cash prices continue to stay firm, traders said.
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to slide on profit-taking
Traders weigh potential impacts of Texas Panhandle wildfire's effects on cattle supply
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on profit-taking
June hogs set highest price in nearly a year
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures crumbled on Wednesday on profit-taking after the market reached a four-month high this week, analysts said.
Canadian Simmental Association bylaws
Purely Purebred, news from the February 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Canadian Simmental Association has received government approval of bylaw changes granting 7/8 Simmental bulls purebred status and revising the upgrade table. This provides equality in the upgrading process between male and female Simmentals. The bylaw changes, including the revised upgrade table, take effect on animals born on or after January 1, 2024. This will […] Read more
Bill to protect supply management unlikely to harm trade talks
Former agriculture trade negotiator said the legislation is more symbolic
Long-time Canadian trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Bill C-282 is a political signal and not likely to threaten future deals.
New York sues meatpacking giant JBS over climate claims
Attorney general calls company's emissions goals 'infeasible'
JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was sued on Wednesday by New York state's attorney general, which accused it of misleading the public about its impact on the environment in order to boost sales.
Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report
Greenhouse gases from cattle, fuel oil dropped; nitrogen, diesel fuel emissions increased
Atlantic Canada's net agricultural emissions have fallen slightly between 1990 and 2021 as livestock numbers decreased and reliance on fuel oil declined, a new report says.
Beef producers tour in Minnesota
Purely Purebred, news from the February 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Over the last couple of years, my travels have taken me to many places and Iām happy to say one of my stops was Didrikson Farms in northwest Minnesota. Didrikson Farms is a fourth-generation cattle ranch at Badger, Minnesota. Thor and Dana Didrikson run a cattle outfit that includes cow-calf, grassers and a small feedlot […] Read more
Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost
A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023
The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.
Klassen: Statistics Canada confirms lower feeder cattle supplies
Precipitation in Alberta, Saskatchewan increases demand for grassers
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling or backgrounded steers prices were quoted $5 to $8 higher; yearling or backgrounded heifers were unchanged to $4 higher. Calves were trading $4 to as much as $10 higher.
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on tighter US supply expectations
June hogs rose to highest level in nearly a year
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures crept higher on Monday on expectations that U.S. supplies will continue to tighten, analysts said.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
