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By Lee Hart August 27, 2019

What’s that bug? What’s that weed? Why is that cow not eating? Why am I not getting the yield I expected from this wheat crop? Which sprayer nozzle will work best for my needs? Why is my combine making that noise? If you’ve been faced with those or hundreds of other questions during your farming day, AGvisorPRO probably has […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market recovers

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News August 27, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4-$6 higher on average; some packages in Alberta sold $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Larger feedlot operations were very aggressive on 750- to 900-pounders. The quality of yearlings is excellent at this time of year. Comments from the front row suggest most […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

By GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures jumped Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing. Signs of cooling trade tensions supported the market, traders said, after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and other farm products last year […] Read more

File photo of marbled Japanese beef on display at retail. (ES3N/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

By GFM Network News August 24, 2019

Tokyo | Reuters — The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday, with Tokyo making concessions on its agriculture but none immediately apparent from Washington on automobiles. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reached the deal in Washington […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News August 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled on Friday, with the benchmark October contract falling its daily three-cent limit after China announced a fresh set of tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, traders said. China will levy extra 10 per cent tariffs on U.S. beef and pork from Sept. 1, its commerce […] Read more

Vanessa Kummer checks the quality of her family farm’s 2018 soybean crops near Colfax, N.D. on Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Dan Koeck)

General, Markets, Reuters

China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more

By GFM Network News August 23, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China said Friday it will impose retaliatory tariffs against about US$75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting as much as an extra 10 per cent on top of existing rates in the dispute between the world’s top two economies. The latest salvo from China comes after the United States unveiled tariffs […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News August 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, led by the nearby August contract as robust profit margins for beef packers fueled expectations of strong demand for cash cattle, traders said. “Packers are just raking it in, so the incentive is there to ramp up […] Read more

Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil on Aug. 14, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

General, Reuters, Weather

As Amazon burns, Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

By GFM Network News August 22, 2019

Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Amid growing international criticism over wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest alight but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres both took to Twitter to express their […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addresses the 2019 Dairy Farmers of Canada AGM in Saskatoon in July. (Photo courtesy AAFC)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

By GFM Network News August 22, 2019

What happens to the rest of Canada’s eight-year, $1.75 billion funding envelope to compensate its dairy farmers for other countries’ gains in market access is still up for discussion, according to the federal ag minister. In a statement Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Ottawa gets that Canadian dairy farmers want more direct payments beyond […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News August 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third session as strong demand for beef ahead of the Labour Day holiday bolstered margins for meat packers, traders said. CME October live cattle futures ended up 0.225 cent at 100.225 cents/lb., and October feeder cattle settled up 0.9 […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Expert answers are just a phone call away

Klassen: Feeder cattle market recovers

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

As Amazon burns, Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

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