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Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

If cows and calves aren't eating, overall performance and weight gains are down

By Peter Vitti August 13, 2015

I always feel sorry for beef cattle in an open field that cannot escape the hot summer sun. The other day I was driving a pasture with about 30 Black Angus cows and spring calves. Not a tree or waterer in sight. All the animals were crowded together, none were grazing and their calves were […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from early session losses

By Theopolis Waters August 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and technical buying that turned back initial selling, traders said. October led the day’s rally as investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold August ahead of its expiration on Aug. 31. Spot-August futures closed up 0.15 cent/lb. at […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on fund selling, cash unease

By Theopolis Waters August 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday, hit by cash price caution and fund liquidation after drifting below key technical levels, traders said. Spot-August futures closed down 1.475 cents/lb. at 148.7 cents (all figures US$). October finished 2.55 cents lower at 146.6 cents, and under the 20-day moving average of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs finish mixed

By Theopolis Waters August 11, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished mixed on Tuesday, supported by futures’ discounts to CME’s recent hog index at US78.9 cents, but pressured by weak cash and wholesale pork values, traders said. Spot-August futures, which will expire on Aug. 14, closed up 0.075 cent/lb. at 76.725 cents, and most-active October 0.625 […] Read more

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Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

By Jerry Klassen August 10, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle traded at similar levels to seven days earlier on very light volumes and little buying interest. Most auction barns were closed and cattle buyers are on holidays, so drawing market information is like the young cowboy at the high school dance — his mind is anywhere but on the markets. Limited […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs down again as supply worries persist

By Theopolis Waters August 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs extended losses into a fourth straight session on Monday as hefty supplies stifled cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. Spot-August futures closed down 0.675 cent/lb. at 76.65 cents, and most-active October closed 1.15 cents lower at 62.975 (all figures US$). On Monday, packers processed 426,000 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop hog futures

By Theopolis Waters August 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs slumped for a third consecutive session on Friday as hefty supplies continued to drag down prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. Spot-August futures finished 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 77.325 cents, and most-active October down 0.325 cent at 64.125 cents. Friday morning’s average hog price in […] Read more

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As predicted, COOL fight isn’t over yet

Prime Cuts from the June 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay August 7, 2015

COOL’s ultimate demise is finally at hand. But it might not come as quickly as one might hope for. That’s because COOL’s fate now lies in the hands of American lawmakers. While the U.S. House of Representatives has already acted with commendable speed, the U.S. Senate is likely to drag its feet until the day […] Read more

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Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

By Karl Plume August 6, 2015

Reuters — Cargill Inc. on Thursday became the latest large agribusiness to report disappointing quarterly results as one-time charges and slowing economies in key emerging markets stung the privately held global commodities trader. Minnesota-based Cargill said it lost a net $51 million in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, compared with a profit of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hog futures

By Theopolis Waters August 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs tumbled more than two per cent on Thursday following the morning’s cash hog and wholesale pork price retreat, traders said. Spot-August futures finished 2.15 cents/lb. lower at 78.075 cents, and most-active October down 2.325 cents at 64.45 cents (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s average market-ready (cash) […] Read more

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Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from early session losses

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on fund selling, cash unease

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs finish mixed

Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down again as supply worries persist

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop hog futures

As predicted, COOL fight isn’t over yet

Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hog futures

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