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U.S. livestock: Beef price turnaround rallies CME live cattle futures

Feeder cattle futures close sharply higher, strong lean hog futures settlement

By Theopolis Waters July 28, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in positive territory on Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, fuelled by active short-covering following the recent wholesale beef price rise, traders and analysts said. August closed 2.025 cents per lb higher at 145.050 cents, and October 2.825 cents at 146.800 cents. The morning’s […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish flat-lower after choppy session

By Theopolis Waters July 27, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled flat to moderately lower following an up-and-down day on Monday, after traders sold deferred contracts and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders and analysts said. Short-covering and the morning’s wholesale beef price uptick at times helped underpin the nearby trading […] Read more

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Brazil looking to open Canadian, Saudi Arabian fresh beef markets

By Marcela Ayres July 27, 2015

Brasilia/Reuters – Brazil is working on a deal to open the Canadian market for fresh beef in the second half of 2015 and is in the final phase of opening the Saudi Arabian market, the agriculture ministry’s secretary of international relations said on Monday. Brazil also expects a final deal to export beef to Japan […] Read more

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Klassen: Various views on the feeder cattle market

By Jerry Klassen July 27, 2015

If you talked to three Western Canadian cattle buyers this week, you probably would receive four different views on the market. Certain auction barns were reflecting an average week-over-week decline of $3 to $5 but feature strings of cattle were back up to historical high prices. Early sales in the season are like tryouts at a […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses ahead of USDA reports

By Theopolis Waters July 24, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle stretched their losing streak to four days on Friday after investors tweaked positions before the government cattle reports due later in the afternoon, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report was due at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT). At the same time, USDA will issue […] Read more

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Thinking about cattle price insurance

By Don Campbell July 23, 2015

We are now in the second year of the price insurance program in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. Alberta producers have had price insurance for the last six years. It is an interesting program. It certainly has the potential to reduce the risk of price fluctuation. Since it has been available we have experienced steadily rising […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices sink CME live cattle for 3rd straight day

By Theopolis Waters July 23, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid for a third day in a row on Thursday, hitting 13-month lows in those sessions, following preliminary cash price weakness, traders said. August closed 1.150 cents per lb lower at 143.350 cents, and October was down 1.800 cents at 144.650 cents. On Thursday, market-ready, or cash, […] Read more

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Feds fund AFAC welfare surveillance

Alberta Farm Animal Care designed to ensure good health, proper standards

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 22, 2015

The federal government has announced funding of $268,000 to Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) to help ensure that cattle arriving at auctions and abattoirs are in good health and meet the standards required for processing. The announcement was made in Okotoks by Macleod MP John Barlow on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “This project […] Read more

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The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

Unlike antibiotics – which kill bacteria – probiotics are live cultures of beneficial bacteria

By Michael Flood July 22, 2015

Last year Health Canada changed its regulations on antibiotics to prevent them being used as growth promoters in livestock. Drug makers like Bayer, Merck, and Novartis had already begun the change, removing labels on their products that advertised them as suitable for non-medicinal purposes. Antibiotics are still available to Canadian ranchers and feedlot operators but […] Read more

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U.S. Livestock: CME live cattle again sag to 13-month low as beef demand fades

By Theopolis Waters July 22, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle sank to a 13-month low for a second straight session on Wednesday as wholesale beef demand continued to flounder seasonally, traders said. August closed 0.650 cent per lb lower at 144.500 cents, and October down 0.825 cent at 146.450 cents. Wednesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, […] Read more

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Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

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U.S. livestock: Beef price turnaround rallies CME live cattle futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish flat-lower after choppy session

Brazil looking to open Canadian, Saudi Arabian fresh beef markets

Klassen: Various views on the feeder cattle market

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses ahead of USDA reports

Thinking about cattle price insurance

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices sink CME live cattle for 3rd straight day

Feds fund AFAC welfare surveillance

The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

U.S. Livestock: CME live cattle again sag to 13-month low as beef demand fades

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