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Comment: Unpacking the report on packers

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The beef processing industry has been under scrutiny on both sides of the border. Low cattle prices coupled with high beef costs elicited a general feeling that cattle producers were getting the short end of the supply chain. But the question, as always, is what are we going to do about it? There’s little appetite […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend setback to six-week low

Lean hogs follow cattle futures lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled to a six-week low on Wednesday, extending a setback from an all-time high last month as technical selling and long liquidation hit the market, brokers said. Losses in equities also pressured cattle futures amid concerns that weakness in the U.S. economy could depress demand […] Read more
L to R: Madison Lewis, Nicky Nixdorff, Robert Johnson.
News, Newsmakers

New Cattle Young Leaders, holistic management contributions recognized

NewsMakers from the May 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Madison (Madi) Lewis grew up in Meaford, Ont., and went on to enrol in the bachelor of science, honours agriculture program, at the University of Guelph. She plans to pursue a master of science in beef nutrition. Lewis is an active member of the Ontario Beef Youth Alliance. When she is […] Read more
Attendees of the Canadian Junior Angus Guiding Out- standing Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference in Toronto, Ont.
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Canadian Junior Angus awards $14,000 in scholarships

Purely Purebred, news from the May 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Junior Angus Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference was held at its traditional time over the February long weekend in Toronto, Ont. Forty-two Canadian Angus youth were joined by one guest from the Junior Red Angus Association in the U.S. and another guest from Czechia as they gathered for the conference, where $14,000 […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit five-week low

Technical selling, economic worries add pressure; June hogs up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than five weeks on Tuesday as technical selling and concerns about the U.S. economy weighed on prices, analysts said. Economic worries increased after the failure over the weekend of First Republic Bank. Wall Street stock indexes sagged ahead […] Read more
Working with cattle is Phinney’s preferred job on his New Brunswick farm.
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New CCA president has national view from Maritime farm

Nathan Phinney, the first CCA president from the East, is keen on connecting beef producers from one coast to the other

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Early in the morning, just as the sun peeks over the horizon, Nathan Phinney is already working on his farm near Moncton, New Brunswick. He spends his morning working cattle, his preferred job on the farm. Through and through, Phinney is a cattleman. “I’ve been farming since I was able to walk,” he says. But […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle supplies remain snug

Feedlots expect significantly cheaper barley come harvest

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Premium low-flesh yearlings were one off bids $15-$20 above average. Cattle buyers commented that there were larger volumes of fleshier yearlings. Cattle with heavier butter levels were discounted from our listed values by $5 to as much as $10. […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs turn lower

August feeder cattle down second day

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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s most-active live cattle and lean hog futures turned lower Monday on a down day overall in livestock trade. CME June live cattle ended lower Monday after three consecutive days’ climb, at one point dipping below their 10-day moving average before closing at 164.875 cents/lb., down 0.6 cents on the day (all […] Read more
A professor at UC Davis in California says proper ranching and proper livestock handling can intensify soil carbon sequestration by adding manure to the soil.
Features, Livestock

Another take on livestock GHGs

UC Davis professor says the source of methane is carbon that was already in the atmosphere

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A professor and air quality specialist in co-operative extension in the department of animal science at UC Davis in California says the topic of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and how they affect climate is not always well understood. Dr. Frank Mitloehner took on the topic in his opening address to the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s […] Read more
CME June 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on cash market strength

CME cattle futures mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Friday, supported by strength in the cash market and good overseas demand for pork, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with feeder cattle contracts easing on a round of profit-taking after setting new contract highs while live cattle contracts ended firm. CME’s most-active June […] Read more

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