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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite fundamentals

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby contracts on Wednesday were weakened by funds that sold, or “rolled,” June positions into back months ahead of similar moves early next week, said traders. Nearby market losses trumped futures’ bullish discount to cash prices, strong wholesale beef values and triple-digit beef packer profits. June […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Pork supply issues hit Maple Leaf’s Q1 ledger

By GFM Network News May 2, 2018

Reuters — Meat packer Maple Leaf Foods posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit as lower prices and a temporary interruption in supplies hurt sales of its pork products, sending its shares to their lowest in nearly two years. The company, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, said that processed fresh pork sales were affected by a […] Read more

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops, Reuters

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. ethanol makers have joined global livestock producers to snap up discounted American sorghum supplies after buyers in China backed out of deals due to stiff anti-dumping tariffs on the grain imposed by Beijing in a mounting trade dispute. Sorghum is used to feed animals and represents a fraction of the […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. trade chief says NAFTA approval on ‘thin ice’ without deal soon

By GFM Network News May 1, 2018

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters –– U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday that if a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement cannot be reached with Canada and Mexico in about three weeks, its approval by the U.S. Congress could be in jeopardy. Lighthizer said at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries extend CME live cattle losses

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower for a second consecutive day on Tuesday amid concerns about increased supplies ahead, said traders. “Everybody keeps talking about this wall of cattle coming. But, feedyards moved a lot of cattle ahead of schedule to avoid lower prices later, which may ultimately create a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking after three consecutive days of market advances, said traders. Worries about burdensome supplies in the coming weeks further weighed on live cattle futures, they said. “We’ve got a lot of cattle coming, but the market seems to be absorbing […] Read more

Livestock

Vet college’s full accreditation survives funding cut

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 28, 2018

The looming exit of one of its major funding partners notwithstanding, the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has earned full accreditation through 2024. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Council on Education, the accrediting body for veterinary colleges in North America, recently confirmed Saskatoon-based WCVM’s status as “Accredited (w/minor deficiency).” “Minor […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on Plains cash prices

By GFM Network News April 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday as cash cattle at U.S. Plains feedlot markets traded at higher prices amid rising beef values and robust packer margins, traders said. Milder temperatures around much of the country following an unusually chilly stretch of early spring weather is lifting demand for […] Read more

A view from Alberta Highway 36 north of the Oldman River on April 14. While some traffic has been rerouted, flooding in southern Alberta hasn’t yet had a major impact on feed delivery, CorNine Commodities reports. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

By GFM Network News April 26, 2018

CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe. According […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance as beef prices push higher

By GFM Network News April 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Wednesday as rising beef prices bolstered beef packer margins and fueled expectations for higher cash cattle prices this week, traders said. CME April live cattle closed 0.825 cent/lb. higher at 121.925 cents, June futures were up 0.525 cent at 105.575 cents and August […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

Pigs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite fundamentals

Pork supply issues hit Maple Leaf’s Q1 ledger

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

U.S. trade chief says NAFTA approval on ‘thin ice’ without deal soon

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries extend CME live cattle losses

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle

Vet college’s full accreditation survives funding cut

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on Plains cash prices

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance as beef prices push higher

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