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CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on firm cash markets

Chicago lean hogs end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, lifted by strength in the cash market tied to tightening U.S. cattle supplies, traders said, while tumbling corn prices lifted feeder cattle futures. CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.375 cents at 173.875 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […] Read more
Nancy and Tyler Haraga.
Animal Health, Beef Cattle, Livestock, Scours

One Health strategies help farm family navigate outbreak

The Haraga family calls in the troops to deal with a nasty zoonotic disease

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This article was originally published at beefresearch.ca. It is reprinted here with the permission of the Beef Cattle Research Council. For Tyler and Nancy Haraga, March 10, 2018, will forever stand out in their minds. “It was forty below with four to five feet of snow,” says Tyler. It had been a brutal winter, with […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs mixed

Wholesale beef prices seen softening

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, rallying after a two-session slide as corn prices dropped and feeder cattle surged, but softening wholesale beef prices hung over the market, traders said. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.9 cents, at 172.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). October futures […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed market supports feeder complex

Strength in loonie tempers market upside

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For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Feeder cattle in the range of 600-700 lbs. were up $4-$8/cwt. The market was hard to define for feeder cattle under 600 lbs. due to limited numbers. Prices for quality calves were unchanged from seven days earlier while straggler types were […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20- and 100-day moving averages and October 2023 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle weak on large May placements

Slowing beef demand also a factor

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended flat to lower on Monday on larger-than-expected feedlot placements in May and expectations for slower demand for beef for outdoor grilling following the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Sharply higher feed corn prices early in Monday’s trading session weighed on the live and feeder cattle […] Read more
CME August 2023 feeder cattle with 30-, 40- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally as corn prices sag

Live cattle, lean hogs down

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group feeder cattle contracts rallied on Friday, their second day of gains, as weakening corn prices cut into feed costs and boosted profit margins at packers. Hog futures were weaker on follow-through selling after Thursday’s sharp decline. The August CME feeder cattle contract gained 3.275 cents, to 233.95 cents/lb., rising […] Read more
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Livestock, Research

Succession planning in the world of research

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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There’s been a lot of talk about succession planning in agriculture recently. Succession planning is just as important in research. Here’s an example. Surya Acharya started with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 1989. He and his teammates developed two new cicer milkvetch varieties (AC Oxley II and AC Veldt), two sainfoins (AAC Mountainview and AAC […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall

Feeder cattle back in Bollinger range

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures firmed on Thursday, rebounding from a sharp decline a day earlier on support from weakness in the corn market. Live cattle futures also closed higher but hog contracts weakened, extending a sell-off that started on Wednesday as traders said the market remained technically overbought. Analysts […] Read more
The cover of the June 1938 inaugural issue of Canadian Cattlemen magazine.
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Comment: Canadian Cattlemen celebrates 85 years

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It was 85 years ago this month that Kenneth Coppock launched this magazine. Coppock first conceived of the idea in March 1938, when he decided the industry needed a publication that would capture the experiences of the industry pioneers, while also developing an “industry-consciousness.” Three months later, Canadian Cattlemen was born. “It was launched at […] Read more

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