GFM Network News Archives - Canadian Cattlemen

Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

By Reuters, GFM Network News 16 hours ago

Reuters — Tyson Foods said on Wednesday it had sold its 6.5 per cent stake in vegan burger maker Beyond Meat, as the No. 1 U.S. meat processor looks to develop its own line of alternative protein products. The exit comes against the backdrop of rising tensions between the two companies after Tyson CEO Noel […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Walmart creating own Angus beef supply chain

By GFM Network News 16 hours ago

Reuters — Walmart Inc. is taking control of the supply chain for Angus beef sold in some of its stores, cutting out meat processors as the company looks to offer higher quality products in an intensely competitive grocery industry. The world’s largest retailer said Wednesday the move would allow it to ensure supplies of quality […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Acreage report halts canola skid

By GFM Network News 16 hours ago

MarketsFarm –– Statistics Canada’s acreage report has provided something of a much-needed bounce for canola bids. Canola hit a record low Tuesday, with the May contract at $437.80 per tonne and the July contract at $446.10 per tonne. The primary reason for the huge drop was the price of soybeans on the Chicago Board of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

By GFM Network News 16 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as lower cash beef prices and bearish technical signals prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed, with nearby contracts turning higher and gaining against back months. Commodity funds hold net long […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to multimonth lows

By GFM Network News 18 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in seven months on Wednesday and spot soybean futures hit a 5-1/2-month low on ample global supplies and dimming prospects for U.S. export business, analysts said. Wheat also declined, with Chicago Board of Trade futures hitting a one-month low while K.C. and Minneapolis […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic and trade dispute […] Read more

Weather

Today’s precipitation

By Staff, GFM Network News 1 day ago

Data and maps from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

R-CALF suit alleges U.S. packers conspired to suppress fed cattle prices

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Reuters — Four of the largest U.S. beef-packing companies were accused in a lawsuit on Tuesday of violating federal antitrust law by conspiring to drive down prices they paid ranchers for cattle, even as retail beef prices hovered near record levels. Tyson Foods, Cargill, the JBS USA unit of Brazil’s JBS and National Beef Packing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababean acres set to increase

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Unpredictable weather overseas resulted in robust fababean prices during 2018’s harvest, and Canadian producers expect these prices to hold throughout the 2019 growing season. “For the growers that managed to get fababeans off their field, I think they were probably quite happy with the markets in 2018,” said Leanne Fischbuch, president of Alberta […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sagged on profit-taking on Tuesday after a recent run-up to contract highs, traders said. Live cattle futures also slumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The most actively traded June hogs contract has pulled back about 7.5 per cent after setting a contract high on April 5 on expectations […] Read more

Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

Walmart creating own Angus beef supply chain

ICE weekly outlook: Acreage report halts canola skid

GFM Network News

Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

Walmart creating own Angus beef supply chain

ICE weekly outlook: Acreage report halts canola skid

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Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

Walmart creating own Angus beef supply chain

ICE weekly outlook: Acreage report halts canola skid

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to multimonth lows

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

Today’s precipitation

R-CALF suit alleges U.S. packers conspired to suppress fed cattle prices

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababean acres set to increase

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

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