Beef Cattle, Markets

Fed cattle prices seen higher on sustained demand

Posted 5 days ago by Debbie McMillin

Markets, News, Prime cuts

Beef faces plethora of pork in the marketplace

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Steve Kay

Market talk, Markets

Revisiting Economics 101 in relation to the cattle industry

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Jerry Klassen

Must Reads

• Beef Cattle, Markets

  Domestic, export demand supporting fed cattle prices

  Fed cattle The western Canadian cash bids have seen week-over-week increases since mid-September. At mid-October, fed prices were nearing $144/cwt.…

  November 12, 2019

• Beef Cattle, Global markets

  Canadian Beef Breeds Council welcomes resumption of beef and pork access

  The Canadian Beef Breeds Council welcomes the resumption of access for Canadian beef and pork products to China. “The resumption…

  November 6, 2019

• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  China has a protein crisis

  You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, goes the old Scottish idiom. But you can if…

  November 5, 2019

• Market talk, Markets

  Understanding the Commitment of Traders Report

  Who is long? Who is short? How much of each? This is one of the most valuable pieces of information…

  October 24, 2019

• Beef Cattle, Markets

  Fed cattle market wrestles with low prices

  Fed cattle The fed cattle market has struggled in September as it looks to make its annual low. A combination…

  October 21, 2019

• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  Tyson Foods fire creates ripple effect in cattle markets

  The North American cattle and beef industry has endured “weather” and BSE-related markets but never a “fire” market such as…

  October 8, 2019

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

By Tom Polansek 21 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Tuesday with support from stronger cash prices, while live cattle futures eased in a setback from recent advances. Gains in hog futures and cash prices reflect solid domestic demand for pork and signal that pig supplies are expected to tighten heading into the new year, said […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 22 hours ago

MarketsFarm — While the volume of hogs at North American slaughter markets have kept packing plants near capacity in recent weeks, strong foreign export demand has kept pork values high. “We expect pork values to move higher, due to the shortness of production in China,” said Brad Marceniuk, a Saskatchewan provincial livestock economist in Saskatoon. […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE yields mixed results

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 22 hours ago

MarketsFarm — World agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have turned out largely bullish for wheat values, bearish for corn and neutral for soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The report, released Tuesday, lowered U.S. wheat stocks by 40 million bushels to total 947 million tonnes, […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

By Karl Plume 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on hopes that the United States and China will continue to progress toward an interim trade deal. Corn futures also edged higher on an improved trade outlook as Canada, Mexico and the United States approved changes to a preliminary […] Read more

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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market under weight of imports

By Jerry Klassen 1 day ago

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 lower to $2 higher. It’s that time of year when most feedlots are carrying sufficient numbers and buyers are hesitant to increase ownership unless they can see profitability. Auction market volumes contained weaned and unweaned calves over the past week; premiums returned for feeders […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

Canada, U.S., Mexico sign agreement, again, to replace NAFTA

By Andrea Shalal, Sharay Angulo 1 day ago

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision. The signing ceremony in Mexico City launched what may be […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Myanmar facing genocide charges in The Hague

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Myanmar is facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The case, raised at the court by the Gambia, marks the first international attempt to bring Myanmar […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

Freeland, U.S. and Mexican officials to meet to pin down trade deal

By David Lawder, Sharay Angulo 2 days ago

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The Trump administration, Mexico and U.S. Democrats on Monday closed in on a deal for labour-related changes to a languishing North American trade pact that may soon allow it to proceed to a vote, as the window for passage this year quickly narrows. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session to their highest in two weeks as Chinese importers on Monday bought at least five bulk cargo shipments of the oilseed from the United States, or about 300,000 tonnes, traders said. A rally to four-week highs in soyoil futures helped support the […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers expanded their herds to supply […] Read more

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