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CME June 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 30-, 40- and 200-day moving averages (pink, brown, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures weak as feeding costs rise

Corn's 'unending rally' drags on feeder cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — CME cattle futures fell on Wednesday as traders assessed higher feeding costs due to a sharp gains in corn. Hog futures were also weak, falling for the sixth time in seven sessions, with prospects for more COVID-19 lockdowns in China further chilling the already weak export demand from the world’s top […] Read more
Cattle grazing in Manitoba. Electric fence is cheaper to install and maintain than typical barbed or net wire fences and holds livestock better once they’re trained to the fence.
Features, Grazing, Livestock

Grazing management and soil health, Part 2

A look at how to apply adaptive multi-paddock grazing to different, and constantly changing, contexts

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In part 1 of this topic, we discussed how following the six principles of soil health can improve the four ecosystem functions or processes which will also improve your soil and its productivity. Now let’s graze. There have been many names given to grazing methods. Some even argue about the use of names and if […] Read more
CME June 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall to lowest since early March

June live cattle up on bargain buying

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell to their lowest in more than seven weeks on Tuesday, pressured by follow-through selling after dropping in four of the previous five sessions with supplies in focus as kill rates were expected to rise. Concerns about lower pork consumption in China due to COVID-19-related lockdowns in […] Read more
Calves are being sold sooner than expected while cow culling rates are higher than normal. Photo: Thinkstock
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder cattle market

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Southern Alberta experienced severe wind and dust storms last week which softened buying interest from a large portion of feedlot operators. At the same time, grass conditions are quite variable across the Prairies despite the recent precipitation. Cooler temperatures […] Read more
CARVE Premium Ontario Beef was launched by food distributor Flanagan Foodservice in 2017. Beef in the program is sourced through operations that are certified under the Ontario Corn Fed Beef Quality Assurance program.
Beef Cattle, Features

CARVE beefs up its offerings

While the pandemic has presented challenges, the people behind this made-in-Ontario beef brand are confident about its future prospects

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Despite serious setbacks from the pandemic, an innovative beef branding program is on track to make even greater gains that benefit consumers and beef producers. CARVE Premium Ontario Beef is a brand launched by Flanagan Foodservice in 2017. Flanagan’s is a food distributor with 8,000 customers across the province, including restaurants, health care institutions, caterers, […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures hit two week lows on robust supplies

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Chicago | Reuters – CME Group live cattle and hog futures fell to two-week lows on Monday, pressured by bearish government supply reports released late on Friday. “There’s no shortage of market supplies or beef production until the fourth quarter at the earliest,” brokerage StoneX wrote in a note to clients. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on […] Read more
Fed cattle exports on the rise, high feed costs weigh on feeder market
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Fed cattle exports on the rise, high feed costs weigh on feeder market

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle The fed cattle cash market continues to trade in a relatively flat pattern, waiting for the prospect of the typical spring rally. Plagued by larger front-end supply and longer lift times, fed cattle have traded in the low $160s/cwt since the start of 2022. Wholesale prices have started to move higher, which is […] Read more
CME June 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat off two-month high

U.S. cattle on feed up two per cent; Chicago lean hogs end higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended lower on Friday in a profit-taking setback from two-month highs amid worries about inflation curbing consumer demand for beef, traders said. Larger-than-expected numbers of U.S. cattle on feed announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the CME close could pressure futures […] Read more
One of many resolutions to come out of the recent NCBA meeting was support for improvements to livestock marketing reports.
Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Dittmer: After struggle, NCBA agrees on mandates

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

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The mood of this year’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) live cattle marketing committee meeting was a lot different than the summer meeting in 2020. That 2020 meeting lasted over six hours, involved multiple roll call votes among affiliate groups and revealed a big chasm between the mostly cow-calf and the cattle feeder organizations. The […] Read more
CME June 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-month peak

Rising cash markets support cattle; hogs down for third straight session

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Chicago | Reuters –– Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped to a two-month high on Thursday, led by firming cash cattle markets and optimism about a seasonal climb in U.S. beef demand as the summer grilling season nears, traders said. CME June live cattle futures settled up 1.275 cents at 139.9 cents/lb. […] Read more

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