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CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

By Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But so far the country’s purchases […] Read more

The Macnabs use a range of annual crops, plus pastures and forages, to feed their cattle.

Features, Livestock

Young cattle producers managing risk on the ranch

Whether it’s growing feed or selling cattle, Trent Macnab likes to spread out risk

By Kelly Sidoryk October 17, 2019

For Trent Macnab, diversity in the winter feeding program has been a way to reduce risk and help build soil nutrients. The regime includes standing corn, straight barley for swath grazing, a cocktail crop mix for swath grazing and bale grazing. It also allows them to have a rotation on their fields, “which cattlemen typically […] Read more

CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, extending a five-week rally tied to expectations of strong prices this week for cattle in the cash market, traders said. “Cash is $1-$2 higher every week, better than what people anticipated,” said Scott Varilek, a broker at Kooima and Kaemingk Commodities Inc. […] Read more

Canadian Limousin Association members elected their board of directors this summer at their AGM in Saskatoon (l. to r.): Laura Ecklund (interim GM), Carey Hirschfeld (director), Cody Miller (treasurer), Dan Darling (director), Wayne Burgess (vice-president), Matthew Heleniak (director), Erin Kishkan (past president), Amanda Matthews-Haywood (president). Missing: Joe Cooper and Mike Geddes.

News, Purely Purebred

Limousin breeders elect board of directors

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the September 30, 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar October 16, 2019

The Canadian Limousin Association is excited to have Amanda Matthews-Haywood of Bragg Creek, Alta., serve as president. She represents a family history of board involvement and is the third generation of Highland Stock Farms to be elected as president of the CLA. The first was her grandfather, Donald C. Matthews, in 1981, followed by her […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

By Julie Ingwersen October 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase in pork values after deadly […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Limited harvest progress weighs on feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen October 15, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were down $2 to as much as $8 in some cases. A fortuitous bounce in the barley market resulted in a softer tone for replacement cattle. It appears that the Canadian barley crop will be smaller than earlier anticipated and some of the crop will likely […] Read more

CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

By Julie Ingwersen October 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week was just above $109/cwt, according […] Read more

Shifting from winter to spring calving has improved health and survival.

Livestock, Research

Timing cattle breeding for improved calf survival

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen October 11, 2019

I once spent a summer working for canola breeders. Some used traditional selection, while others were experimenting with transgenics. One traditionalist was known to say “sticking a new gene into a plant and expecting it to grow better is like throwing a new gear into a watch and expecting it to keep better time. It’ll […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

By Julie Ingwersen October 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, following broad strength in commodities tied to hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, along with firm cash values for hogs and pork, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures settled up 1.125 cents at 69.6 cents/lb. […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

By Tom Polansek October 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sagged on Thursday as the confirmation of record-large weekly pork export sales to China failed to impress traders who have been expecting a surge in demand for months. Uncertainty about when the pork will be shipped to China also kept a lid on gains, traders said. The […] Read more

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Young cattle producers managing risk on the ranch

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

Limousin breeders elect board of directors

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

Klassen: Limited harvest progress weighs on feeder cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

Timing cattle breeding for improved calf survival

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

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