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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading

By Theopolis Waters August 31, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by weak wholesale beef values and profit-taking on the final trading session of the month, traders said. Spot-August futures, which expired at noon CT, settled 1.025 cents/lb. lower at 145.5 cents (all figures US$). October, the new lead month, ended […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash price sentiments extend CME live cattle gains

By Theopolis Waters August 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second straight session on Friday in anticipation of this week’s cash prices, traders said. Spot-August futures, which will expire on Monday, ended 1.875 cents/lb. higher at 146.525 cents, and October up 1.425 cents, at 143.975 cents (all figures US$). “Feedyards and […] Read more

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Drought and water cost focus of BCCA annual meeting

News Roundup from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 27, 2015

Consultations with government on water security and predator control issues dominated last year’s activities at the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association (BCCA) and returning president Lary Fossum of Dawson Creek expects this year will bring much of the same. “We’ve had good consultation with government on segments of the new Water Sustainability Act. Water pricing is […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered CME live cattle market advances […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to 15-month low on beef demand worries

By Michael Hirtzer August 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle fell to the lowest levels more than a year on Wednesday as investors sold off holdings on worries the recent downturn in global equities markets will result in lower demand for pricy meat cuts such as steaks. Anticipation of lower trade in cash cattle markets in the U.S. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs hit two-month high on export hopes

By Michael Hirtzer August 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog prices jumped two per cent to the highest in more than two months on Tuesday, extending steep gains from the previous session on hopes of increased export demand, especially to China, traders and analysts said. Expectations that prices may have reached their seasonal bottom also prompted speculative buying […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs surge on pork export optimism

By Michael Hirtzer August 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures surged about five per cent on Monday, reversing from one-month lows on investor optimism that a weaker dollar would spark increased export demand for pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle fell to a roughly one-month low while feeder cattle futures declined to lifetime lows at the […] Read more

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Klassen: Major operations aggressively bid feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen August 23, 2015

The feeder cattle market in a world of its own but has a fair amount of new information — mostly negative — to digest as the fall run moves into full steam. Despite the upcoming uncertainty, western Canadian yearling prices were $4 to $8 above last week on very strong buying interest from larger operations; […] Read more

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CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks

From the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dave Solverson August 21, 2015

It’s been a busy summer for the Canadian Cattlemen Association (CCA), with plenty of activity on a number of ongoing files. CCA officials were in Charlottetown, P.E.I., for the annual July meeting of the federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture, where workforce issues, social licence and the extreme dry conditions in pockets of Alberta […] Read more

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Cattle herd still shrinking in StatsCan estimates

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 21, 2015

The size of Canada’s cattle herd is still in decline and almost a quarter smaller than its peak in 2005, Statistics Canada reports. The federal statistics agency on Thursday released estimates showing the herd at 13 million cattle on farms on July 1 this year, down 2.1 per cent from the same date in 2014. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading

U.S. livestock: Cash price sentiments extend CME live cattle gains

Drought and water cost focus of BCCA annual meeting

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Cattle herd still shrinking in StatsCan estimates

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