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

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

By GFM Network News September 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are going to wait for the […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

By GFM Network News September 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday on a mix of fund-driven buying and renewed optimism about Chinese demand for pork as the Asian country struggles with outbreaks of African swine fever in its massive hog herd, traders said. Retail pork prices in China hit a record in […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday on weakness in the cash market, while hog futures ended mixed. Cattle futures and cash prices have tumbled since a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse at Holcomb, Kansas, this month removed a key buyer from the market. Some farmers have tried to delay cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil’s JBS says it uses satellites to monitor cattle suppliers

By GFM Network News August 29, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — The world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA is closely monitoring the origin of the cattle it buys in Brazil amid heightened concerns about environmental preservation and sustainable business practices, its CEO said Wednesday. Speaking at an industry event in Sao Paulo, JBS CEO Gilberto Tomazoni said the company is using satellite […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

By GFM Network News August 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than a week on Thursday on hopes for progress in trade negotiations with China. China’s commerce ministry said both sides are discussing the next round of talks scheduled in September, but progress would be determined by whether Washington could create […] Read more

File photo of cattle on pasture. Several drought-stricken rural municipalities in Manitoba have declared an agriculture disaster, in an effort to kickstart action by senior levels of government. (MikeEntertainment/iStock.Getty Images)

Livestock, Weather

RMs declare ag disaster in Manitoba’s Interlake

By GFM Network News August 29, 2019

Twelve rural municipalities in Manitoba’s Interlake and WestLake regions have declared a state of agricultural disaster due to severe dry conditions. The RMs of Alonsa, Armstrong, Bifrost-Riverton, Coldwell, Ethelbert, Fisher, Grahamdale, Lakeshore, McCreary, Ste. Rose, West Interlake and Woodlands announced the motion in a news release Thursday. The municipalities are calling on the province to […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets

Ag sector growth will take investments in skills, tech now: RBC

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News August 28, 2019

One of Canada’s big six banks bets the agriculture sector’s gross domestic product could rise by nearly 60 per cent over the next decade if it were to have enough people, capital and access to new technology where ag lives. A report released by RBC on Tuesday titled “Farmer 4.0” estimates Canadian ag GDP could […] Read more

Workers sit outside the Tyson Fresh Meats processing plant at Holcomb, Kan. on Aug. 12, 2019, three days after a fire heavily damaged the facility. (Photo: Reuters/Adam Shrimplin)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

USDA to probe beef market after Tyson plant fire

By GFM Network News August 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ordered an investigation into widening prices between cattle and beef on Wednesday after a recent fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, shut the plant. Cattle prices have tanked because the fire temporarily eliminated a key buyer of livestock. Producers have worried that meat […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

By GFM Network News August 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on large domestic supplies, analysts said, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the wide gap with beef prices. Cattle prices have weakened recently after a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Kansas temporarily eliminated a key buyer of livestock. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures crumbled under the weight of large supplies and a lack of news about trade talks with China on Tuesday, while cattle futures also weakened. The declines were a turnaround from Monday, when hog futures climbed on hopes for easing tensions in the trade war between Washington and […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Beef cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

Brazil’s JBS says it uses satellites to monitor cattle suppliers

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

RMs declare ag disaster in Manitoba’s Interlake

Ag sector growth will take investments in skills, tech now: RBC

USDA to probe beef market after Tyson plant fire

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies

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