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Consider hedging against rate hikes, farmers advised

By GFM Network News July 11, 2018

CNS Canada — The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.5 per cent, marking the fourth time it has raised rates since last summer. The increase from 1.25 per cent is the base rate retail banks pay for short-term loans, but consumer rates for mortgages, lines of credit and other loans […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday marked new lows, and the August contract fell by its three-cent daily price limit, amid eroding cash prices and the roll by funds, said traders. Tuesday was the second of five days that CME livestock market funds which track the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell over three per cent on Monday, weighed down by plentiful supplies and worries of weaker demand later this year due to tariffs on imports of American pork in Mexico and Canada, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August hogs sank 2.65 cents to 72.775 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs about flat in technical trading

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures were little changed on Thursday in technically driven trade amid a lack of fresh fundamental news following a pause in trading on Wednesday’s U.S. Independence Day holiday. Most active live cattle futures finished narrowly mixed as traders awaited deals in U.S. Plains cash cattle […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market focused on weather

By GFM Network News July 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Western Canadian feed grain buyers aren’t concerned if they’ll have crops to buy at the end of the summer, but they are concerned what the quality of those crops will be. “At this point it’s a weather market. So we kind of wait and see as it unfolds and respond accordingly,” said […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain on pre-holiday technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with some hog and cattle contracts hitting multi-month peaks on technical buying ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. Independence Day holiday, traders and analysts said. CME July lean hog futures climbed to their highest since Feb. 26, settling up 0.525 cent to 83.725 […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

By GFM Network News July 2, 2018

Paris/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in exclusive talks to take over French animal feed business Neovia for 1.5 billion euros (C$2.3 billion) as part of the U.S. farm giant’s strategy to expand in the fast-growing animal nutrition sector. Neovia is majority owned by French cooperative group InVivo. Investment group Eurazeo […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn prices drop

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose to nearly four-month highs on Monday as declining feed prices boosted demand for the variety of cattle fattened and then sold to beef packers. Live cattle futures, reflecting the animals already fattened for slaughter, were narrowly higher while lean hogs were widely mixed on the Chicago […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil’s BNDES willing to sell JBS stake

By GFM Network News June 29, 2018

Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Brazilian development bank BNDES is willing to sell its stake in meatpacker JBS SA, one source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The development bank had already expressed the intention to sell its stake “for the right price.” But the person, who asked for anonymity to discuss […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up on better cash sales

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged by their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Friday, boosted by investment fund buying and better-than-expected sales in cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also climbed by their daily limit, of 4.5 cents/lb., tracking the higher prices in the more […] Read more

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Pigs

Consider hedging against rate hikes, farmers advised

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs about flat in technical trading

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market focused on weather

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain on pre-holiday technical buying

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn prices drop

Brazil’s BNDES willing to sell JBS stake

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up on better cash sales

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