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Larger on-feed cattle inventories and high feed prices are adding some caution to the market ahead.

Beef Watch: Strong demand keeps beef, cattle prices firm

Prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

By Canfax May 13, 2019

The Canadian cattle herd contracted in 2018, but feeder imports supported domestic beef production. Strong demand, especially from the global market, kept beef and cattle prices firm despite increased production. Prices have been holding at levels steady to slightly stronger than last year in the first quarter of 2019, but larger on-feed inventories and high […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down on trade war woes

By Julie Ingwersen May 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) fell the daily three-cent-per-pound limit on Monday as fears of a prolonged trade war between the U.S. and China triggered long liquidation, analysts said. China said it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, following Washington’s decision last […] Read more

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Ottawa looks to speed up emergency access to livestock drugs

By GFM Staff May 12, 2019

Livestock drugs not currently available in Canada could become easier to access in emergencies, if proposals for amended federal drug regulations get on the books. Health Canada, proposing to streamline the processes for emergency access to drugs for livestock as well as people and pets, on Friday announced a public comment period on its proposals, […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Escalating trade war pressures CME hog futures

By Tom Polansek May 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Concerns about a prolonged trade war between the United States and China pressured U.S. lean hog futures on Friday, while cattle futures advanced. U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended two days of talks to try to salvage a trade deal in Washington on Friday after the U.S. imposed a new set of […] Read more

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Constellation of prices for live, feeder cattle futures

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen May 10, 2019

The live and feeder cattle futures markets exhibit a behaviour commonly known as “the constellation of prices.” Understanding the price relationship between the live and feeder cattle futures can be invaluable when deciding to market calves or implement some type of hedging strategy using the price insurance. In this article, I’m going to discuss how […] Read more

Warren Buffett has a Dairy Queen ice cream bar before Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha on May 6, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Rick Wilking)

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Dairy Queen CEO tries to find new tastes, keep franchisees happy

By jonathan-stempel May 10, 2019

Omaha | Reuters — The chief executive of International Dairy Queen Inc. is counting on the 79-year-old brand, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to adapt to changing consumer tastes rather than latch onto the latest fad, while ensuring that rising labour and food costs don’t squelch its franchisees. Troy Bader, who became CEO in […] Read more

Bloyce Thompson, shown here at right with father Guy and son Taylor, is Prince Edward Island’s new agriculture minister. (EastsideHolsteins.com)

Dairy Cattle, General

P.E.I. dairyman named provincial ag and land minister

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News May 9, 2019

A Prince Edward Island dairy farmer who unseated the province’s incumbent premier on election night is the new provincial minister for agriculture and land, and for justice and public safety. Bloyce Thompson, the new Progressive Conservative MLA for the district of Stanhope-Marshfield, was sworn in Thursday as a member of incoming Premier Dennis King’s nine-member […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures recover on hopes for China trade deal

By Tom Polansek May 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures shook off early losses to end mostly higher on Thursday as fears about rising acrimony between Washington and Beijing gave way to hopes that negotiators may be able to hammer out a deal to end the U.S.-China trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump said it was possible the […] Read more

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

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle set eight-month low on weak cash prices

By Tom Polansek May 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures dropped to an eight-month low on Wednesday on weakness in the cash market and as boxed beef prices declined, traders said. Lean hog futures also came under pressure. Weak cash prices for cattle set a bearish tone for futures that will likely linger for the rest of […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend setback on trade tensions

By Tom Polansek May 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures touched their lowest prices in about two months on Tuesday on concerns over elevated trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Traders are worried that a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war may be farther off than previously expected, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise statement on Sunday […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

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Beef Watch: Strong demand keeps beef, cattle prices firm

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down on trade war woes

Ottawa looks to speed up emergency access to livestock drugs

U.S. livestock: Escalating trade war pressures CME hog futures

Constellation of prices for live, feeder cattle futures

Dairy Queen CEO tries to find new tastes, keep franchisees happy

P.E.I. dairyman named provincial ag and land minister

U.S. livestock: Hog futures recover on hopes for China trade deal

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set eight-month low on weak cash prices

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend setback on trade tensions

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