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Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 9, 2019

Fed and feeder cattle markets have incorporated a risk premium due to the uncertainty in beef production. Adverse weather has plagued much of the U.S. Midwest over the past couple of months and the six- to 10-day forecast calls for above-normal precipitation. Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 higher on average […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs lower as rally pauses

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News April 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday as softening cash hog prices sparked a round of profit-taking after Friday’s contract highs, traders said. “Cash prices stopped moving higher at a rapid clip, so everyone is taking a step back,” said Altin Kalo, agricultural economist for New Hampshire-based […] Read more

CME June 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

By GFM Network News April 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday as speculators continued to push prices higher due to concerns about African swine fever in China, traders said. The spread of the deadly virus has raised expectations of a pick-up in demand from China, the world’s top pork buyer. “The […] Read more

Doug Wray has the main herd calving on pasture. Once he has some calves on the ground — three or four days or  a week’s worth — he moves those cow-calf pairs out of the main herd and onto to fresh pasture.

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Keep cow-calf pairs moving at calving

Separating newborns from older calves reduces scours risk

By Beef Cattle Research Council April 4, 2019

Editor’s Note: This is part of a feature blog article produced by the Beef Cattle Research Council on the value of developing a calving system that separates newborn cow-calf pairs from older calves to reduce the risk of disease spread. The concept is known as the Sandhill Calving system although there are variations on the theme. Doug Wray believes […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally as African swine fever spreads

By GFM Network News April 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Thursday for the third day in a row, supported by expectations that the spread of deadly African swine fever in China would boost demand from the world’s top pork buyer. The most-active June hogs contract closed up three cents, the daily trading limit. […] Read more

CME May 2019 hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on hopes for increased exports to China

By GFM Network News April 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures charged higher on Wednesday, with the May contract surging 5.4 per cent, on hopes for a trade deal with China that would boost exports to the world’s largest consumer of pork. “U.S.-China trade talks restart in D.C. today and most accounts have those negotiations going […] Read more

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Few herds remain in B.C. bovine TB probe

By GFM Network News April 3, 2019

The federal investigation into an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis affecting four animals in a domestic British Columbia cattle herd has pulled back to include just seven properties. As of Monday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s probe included one herd each in B.C. and Saskatchewan and four herds in Alberta under movement controls, along with the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: June hogs limit up on swine fever concerns

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News April 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, with some contracts closing up their daily trading limit, as expectations for a bump in export deals to China, traders said. The gains were ignited by the announcement on Monday by China’s agriculture ministry that African swine fever has been found […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market balancing many variables

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 2, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $3 higher while calves were $4 lower to $5 higher depending on the region. Weakness in the live and feeder cattle futures contributed to the variable price structure; however, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $268-$270 on a dressed basis, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News April 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the front-month contract firming slightly after two straight days of declines while deferreds continued to ease. Traders said that fresh pork exports to China were required to ease the burdensome supplies and boost hog futures higher. “Even though we […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

U.S. livestock: CME hogs lower as rally pauses

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

Keep cow-calf pairs moving at calving

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally as African swine fever spreads

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on hopes for increased exports to China

Few herds remain in B.C. bovine TB probe

U.S. livestock: June hogs limit up on swine fever concerns

Klassen: Feeder market balancing many variables

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

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