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CME February 2019 live cattle, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with cattle buoyed by expectations for gains in cash markets while hogs climbed on short covering after staying above Monday’s six-week lows, traders and analysts said. Prices for both cattle and hogs moved in relatively narrow ranges on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selloff, cash worries

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined as much as 1.4 per cent on Monday in technical selling and worries of weaker prices for hogs in cash markets, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures, meanwhile, were mostly higher on light chart-based buying in an abbreviated session at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ahead of […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

By GFM Network News December 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with firm cash cattle markets supporting actively traded nearby months. Forecasts for possible winter weather in the U.S. Plains next week, which could slow down weight gains and cattle marketings, added further support. Feedlot cattle in Nebraska traded at mostly $119/cwt […] Read more

CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

By GFM Network News December 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged higher while hog futures eased slightly on Thursday as traders awaited the release of two key U.S. government reports. The U.S. Agriculture Department reports, released after the market closed, showed that the U.S. hog herd was slightly lower than analysts were expecting, at 102 per […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

By GFM Network News December 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of two key U.S. government reports due on Thursday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its monthly cattle on feed report and its quarterly hogs and pigs report […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages in light and dark red respectively. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selling, cattle rebound

By GFM Network News December 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday led by the actively traded February contract, which hit a 4-1/2-week low on pressure from its premium over cash hog prices. Ample hog and pork supplies weighed on nearby futures contracts, while losses in deferred months were […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on technical selling

By GFM Network News December 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third straight session on Monday as technical selling and profit-taking dragged prices to a 4-1/2-week low. Another steep sell-off in equities markets also stoked concerns that meat demand may not meet earlier expectations over the coming months. “Today we sucked more futures […] Read more

(Screengrab from Allflex video via YouTube)

Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Merck bolsters animal health unit with Allflex deal

By GFM Network News December 14, 2018

Reuters — Merck and Co. said on Friday it will buy privately-held French company Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for livestock, for about 2.1 billion euros (C$3.19 billion) to bolster its fast-growing animal health business. The move affirms the drugmaker’s commitment to the business, which Wall Street analysts have long seen value in […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

By GFM Network News December 13, 2018

CNS Canada — The feed grain market in Western Canada is starting to firm up as a lack of farmer selling has supplies tightening. “It seems like we’re kind of moving higher here at the moment. Markets have a firmer tone to them for now,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Barley […] Read more

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the Pacific Ocean for the week centred on Dec. 5. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 13, 2018

Reuters — There is a 90 per cent chance of the El Nino weather pattern emerging during the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “The official forecast favours the formation of a weak El Nino,” the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in a monthly forecast. […] Read more

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B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on technical buying

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selloff, cash worries

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selling, cattle rebound

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on technical selling

Merck bolsters animal health unit with Allflex deal

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

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