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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Southern Hemisphere harvest

By Julie Ingwersen December 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by the expanding harvest of crops in the Southern Hemisphere that should add to plentiful global grain stockpiles, analysts said. Corn futures fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export data and soybeans posted modest declines. The most-active March wheat contract […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices climbing

By Jerry Klassen November 29, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were trading $5-$7 above week-ago levels, with higher-quality cattle trading as much as $10 higher. It’s difficult to quarrel with one’s bread and butter; feedlot margins are now in positive territory and cattle feeders are keen on ownership with the positive outlook into the March timeframe. Feature presort calf sales […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures gained one per cent on Wednesday while live and feeder cattle each rose modestly, boosted by technical buying and good demand from meat packers ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December lean hogs notched a two-month high, before finishing just below […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased about one per cent on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after prices earlier climbed to the highest levels in more than two months, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were slightly higher and feeder cattle narrowly lower, in largely technically-driven trade ahead […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to four-month high

By Julie Ingwersen November 22, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a four-month high on Tuesday on strength in Chinese soy markets and technical buying, analysts said. Corn inched higher while wheat closed mixed ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans for January delivery settled up 9-3/4 cents at […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on positive outlook

By Jerry Klassen November 22, 2016

Average prices for steer and heifer calves jumped $8-$10 this past week with some buyers reporting values as much as $15 above week-ago levels. Feedlot operators could feel it in their bones earlier in November and there were no strings attached on orders flowing across the Prairies. Favourable weather reinforced the narrow premium of weaned […] Read more

Markets, Prime cuts

Declining cow-calf margins slow expansion

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay from the November 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay November 21, 2016

The cow-calf sector is the nursery of the North American beef industry. What happens on the ranch determines whether the industry will expand or contract. This then determines what happens all the way to the retail meat case or the restaurant menu. Cattle numbers in recent years have shown different patterns north and south of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. October feedlot cattle placements hit four-year low

By Theopolis Waters November 21, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. feedlots in October received five per cent fewer cattle than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday, a four-year low for that month that was in line with average trade predictions. Ranchers grew cattle outside of feedlots longer thanks to still healthy grazing pastures in parts of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News November 18, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures nearby contracts posted modest gains on Friday as traders tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Most analysts, on average, believe fewer animals were put into feedlots in October than a year ago. December live […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on acreage view, short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen November 17, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about 1.5 per cent on Thursday as expectations for a drop in U.S. wheat plantings for 2017 and strong weekly export sales prompted short-covering, traders said. Corn and soybeans closed modestly higher on technical buying and strong weekly export sales. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Southern Hemisphere harvest

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices climbing

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to four-month high

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on positive outlook

Declining cow-calf margins slow expansion

U.S. October feedlot cattle placements hit four-year low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on acreage view, short-covering

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