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USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is analyzing information and surveying the livestock sector to determine whether the agency should change the times it releases cattle and hog reports, a top agency official said on Tuesday. USDA is open to changing its schedules in 2019 if the review indicates that is warranted, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as stock market plunges

By GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly lower on Tuesday as a steep drop in the stock market dragged futures from the highest levels of the month, posted early in the session, traders said. Strong packer margins and climbing beef prices had supported early gains before outside markets undercut the […] Read more

General, Markets, Weather

Farmland values rise, but interest rates curb market

By GFM Network News April 23, 2018

CNS Canada — Prices of Canadian farmland were seen rising in 2017, with most sales happening in the first half of 2017 before interest rate increases and the drought in Western Canada hit. That’s according to the annual Farmland Values Report released Monday by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), based on 90 per cent of farmland […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on firm cash, higher beef prices

By GFM Network News April 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Monday in response to higher cash cattle prices late last week and rising beef prices, traders said. Supplies of cattle remain large, but demand for market-ready stock is likely to remain strong due to profitable packer margins and milder weather around the U.S. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on strong cash markets

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with nearby contracts supported by firm cash markets and strong wholesale beef values, traders said. Deferred offerings rose as traders covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. The report, released after the close of the […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA ministers to reconvene Tuesday on signs of progress

By GFM Network News April 20, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Canada and Mexico on Friday said good progress had been made in talks with the U.S. to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and that ministers would meet again on Tuesday as they push to wrap up a deal. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso […] Read more

General, Machinery

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 20, 2018

A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to use legislative tools to help shore up broadband access for rural and remote areas of Canada. The House of Commons’ standing committee on industry, science and technology, chaired by Vancouver area Liberal MP Dan Ruimy, on Tuesday released its report and recommendations for meeting federal […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday on profit-taking and fund liquidation ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Feeder cattle followed live cattle futures lower. Hog futures were mixed on bull spreading, with the front month contract rising in thin trading while deferreds weakened. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday, supported by steady-to-higher early-week cash prices, traders said. Hogs drew support from higher cash and wholesale pork prices. Futures were further supported by lower week-over-week hog weights. It’s a “good sign that these weights are coming down,” said Dan Norcini, an independent […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on strong packer margins

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, bouncing back from Monday’s declines. Traders said good profit margins at packers supported the gains. April live cattle closed 0.9 cent/lb. higher at 118.05 cents (all figures US$). The contract hit its highest since March 21. June ended up 0.725 cent, to […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

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Pigs

USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as stock market plunges

Farmland values rise, but interest rates curb market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on firm cash, higher beef prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on strong cash markets

NAFTA ministers to reconvene Tuesday on signs of progress

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on strong packer margins

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