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CME February 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 10-, 30- and 50-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rebound off 10-month low

Bargain buying supports cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Friday, extending gains made a day earlier when the market rebounded from a 10-month low. The gains accelerated as prices surged through key resistance points, and the market closed near session highs. CME February lean hogs settled up 3.2 cents at 81.025 cents/lb. […] Read more
The smaller your operation, the more you need to learn and the more you need to spend on market analysis.
Livestock, Market talk, Markets

Does market analysis enhance your profitability?

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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I’ve received many calls from cattle producers over the past few months regarding the feed and forage markets. The drought resulted in lower western Canadian grain and oilseed production. Forage crops were also devastated in many regions. Cow-calf producers are struggling with historical high forage and hay prices. Feedlot operators are facing the highest feed […] Read more
CME February 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb with pork prices

Hog slaughter seen accelerating; beef export picture drags on cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded on Thursday from four sessions of losses, amid an accelerating slaughter pace and indications that pork prices may be near a bottom following a prolonged slide, traders said. The daily hog slaughter was slower-than-normal earlier this week, which some analysts said may be a […] Read more
A commercial herd of cows and calves in Alberta. When selecting a calving season, one consideration is feed quality and abundance during the breeding season.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Selecting a calving season

When considering a different calving season, think about what you want to accomplish and how moving the calving date might affect everything from winter feeding costs to pregnancy rates

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In a previous article, I talked about selecting good cows to make a good cow herd. So, what do I expect a good cow to do? Calve unassisted every year in the first 25 days of the calving season. That means that she will breed in the first cycle of each breeding season. Be a […] Read more
CME February 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on weak cash markets

Hog futures down for fourth day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and signs of weakness in the cash markets, traders said. Hog futures were lower for the fourth day in a row, with the front-month contract sinking to its lowest in 10 months on weak export prospects and a […] Read more
Nature likes to throw curveballs. Don’t be afraid of change.
Comment/Columns, From the Ground Up

I do everything, sometimes

From the Ground Up with Steve Kenyon

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There has been a long-time, ongoing debate on how to regeneratively graze. Which is the right way? Who should you follow? There are many different schools of thought out there by several very experienced graziers on how to properly graze, but which method is the best? I have attended a lot of different schools on […] Read more
cows in a feedlot
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

Cow-calf producers selling sooner than normal

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $275 delivered; the Alberta fed market has rallied $10-$12 over the past couple weeks. Secondly, U.S. feeder cattle prices have also rallied US$10-US$12 during the same time frame […] Read more
CME February 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on concerns over supply glut

February live cattle up slightly

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures plunged four per cent on Monday, hitting their lowest level in nearly a month, as robust supplies threatened profits even as pork prices edged off their recent lows, traders said. Pork processors earned $22.90 per hog, down from $46.25 per hog on Friday and $43.20 a […] Read more
Dr. Gleise Silva hails from Recife, Brazil and earned her PhD in Florida before being named the BCRC-Hays research chair in beef production systems at the University of Alberta.
Features, News

From Recife to Edmonton: Dr. Gleise Silva takes the helm of new research chair

Silva has a reputation for creating opportunities and an interest in connections between multiple research areas

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Growing up in Recife, Brazil, an Atlantic port city criss-crossed by bridges and waterways that draws comparisons to Venice, Gleise Silva may have seemed like an unlikely candidate for a future beef cattle research chair. But Silva knew she wanted to work with animals one day. Her interest in agriculture and animals persisted through high […] Read more

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