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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

By Renee Hickman October 4, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose and feeder cattle touched a two-month high on Friday on technical trading, with stronger-than-expected September jobs data indicating good consumer demand, analysts said. Hog futures touched their highest level in four months before retreating. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled up 0.600 cent at […] Read more

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.
Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar/File

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

By Renee Hickman October 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on technical trading as the session ended on Thursday, according to analysts, after trading both sides earlier in the day. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled down 1.300 cents at 186.400 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle futures FCX24 ended down 0.425 cent at 248.125 cents […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hogs futures rally on technical buying

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 2, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures firmed on Wednesday, as technical buying sent lean hog contracts higher and cash market prices staying firm giving cattle futures a boost, market analysts said.

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US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood

Beef sector could see ripple effects if strike lasts more than a week, industry says

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, Tom Polansek October 2, 2024

Dockworkers striking at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are preventing imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers due to limited domestic supplies, traders and industry members said.

Don Guilford with a group of first-calf heifers

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Redefining a ranch

Holistic management has made the Guilford ranch more efficient — and it carries more cattle

By Heather Smith Thomas October 2, 2024

Don and Diane Guilford have been practicing holistic management on their 1,200-acre ranch near Clearwater, Man. since the early 1980s. Don is the third generation of his family in that region and says holistic management has made a big difference in his success as a farmer. He took his first course with Allan Savory at […] Read more

Bill C-275 would amend the Health of Animals Act and make it illegal for anyone to unlawfully enter a barn or building where livestock are kept. | File photo

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Senators told biosecurity bill C-275 is really about trespassing

By Karen Briere October 2, 2024

Witnesses at last week's Senate agriculture committee meetings said a bill purporting to be about biosecurity is not about biosecurity at all. 

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 1, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, as market participants appear to be betting that the dockworker strike being short-lived, market analysts and traders said.

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Klassen: Western Canadian calf markets percolate higher

By Jerry Klassen October 1, 2024

Strength in the deferred live cattle futures has spilt over into the feeder complex. Alberta and Saskatchewan placements in the lighter weight categories are down from year-ago levels which is resulting in stronger Alberta fed cattle basis levels for next spring. These are the main factors influencing the calf markets in Western Canada.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

By Julie Ingwersen September 28, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by government data showing the U.S. hog herd expended two per cent during the last quarter as well as worries about a potential strike at U.S. ports next week, analysts said. Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the […] Read more

The doses are intended for those most exposed to the virus, such as poultry farm workers and veterinarians. Photo: branex/iStock/Getty Images

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U.S. farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

By Leah Douglas, Reuters, Tom Polansek September 27, 2024

U.S. farmers are increasing pressure to allow vaccinations for chickens, turkeys and cows to protect them from bird flu infections that have devastated flocks for three years,

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

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Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hogs futures rally on technical buying

US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood

Redefining a ranch

Senators told biosecurity bill C-275 is really about trespassing

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease

Klassen: Western Canadian calf markets percolate higher

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

U.S. farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

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