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Replacement time is your best chance to improve the foundation of your cow herd.

Don’t get sentimental picking replacement cattle

Keep the best of your own, or look to buy quality heifers

By Bruce Derksen February 26, 2019

Often in late fall and early winter, many producers face the task of adding replacement heifers to their cow herd, both from their own weaned heifer crop and potentially from other breeders. This routine process often yields mediocre and mixed results, so the question might be: “What can be done to take some of the […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 26, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. The major feeding regions from Alberta to the U.S. Midwest and southern Plains have all experienced severe storms and extreme temperatures. The forecast for southern Alberta calls for lows of -25 to -32 C over the next seven days. Auction markets have a few […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs sag on large supply, shrug off trade talks

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures slumped on Monday as concerns about mounting supplies overshadowed hopes that Washington and Beijing will resolve the trade war that has reduced shipments of U.S. pork to China. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would delay an increase in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods thanks to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according to weather forecaster Radiant Solutions. […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Understanding feeder cattle price structure

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Comparing prices for custom feeders and a finishing feedlot

By Jerry Klassen February 22, 2019

The feeder cattle futures have traded in a narrow range since early November but we’ve seen severe swings in the western Canadian feeder cattle basis. This has made it difficult for the cow-calf operator and backgrounding operator to project a forward price for summer and fall. I’ve also received inquiries in regards to the price […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped on Thursday on increased optimism about the potential for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. The top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators resumed high-level negotiations to hash out a deal that could end their trade war, just over a week before a U.S.-imposed deadline to […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Low ending stocks supportive

By GFM Network News February 21, 2019

With some of the lowest ending stocks in more than a generation, feed grain prices are doing quite well in Western Canada, said Ed Baldwin of AgChieve Grain Marketing in Winnipeg. Baldwin, AgChieve’s manager of advisory services, said Canada has its lowest ending stocks for feed grains in the last 35 years. On the world […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slide to four-month low on burdensome supply

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in four months on Wednesday under pressure from large supplies and low pork prices. Farmers have ramped up hog production due to low prices for grains used for feed and as processing companies have built new plants to slaughter swine in recent years. […] Read more

The proposal to increase checkoff funding for Beef Farmers of Ontario passed with a significant majority this year. (John Greig photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Ontario beef checkoff to rise by $1.50

By GFM Network News February 20, 2019

Ontario beef farmers have approved an increase of $1.50 in checkoff per animal to fund an ambitious industry-wide marketing effort for Ontario beef. Producers at the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) annual meeting in Mississauga on Wednesday voted 87 per cent in favour of the plan. A similar plan was rejected at last year’s annual […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures approached a one-year high on Tuesday on concerns that wintry weather in the middle of the country will temporarily tighten supplies. Snow in states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa this week is expected to slow the transportation of cattle to processing plants run by companies such as […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Beef cattle

Don’t get sentimental picking replacement cattle

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

U.S. livestock: Hogs sag on large supply, shrug off trade talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

Understanding feeder cattle price structure

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

Feed weekly outlook: Low ending stocks supportive

U.S. livestock: Hogs slide to four-month low on burdensome supply

Ontario beef checkoff to rise by $1.50

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

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