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U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures rallied to a five-month high on Friday, closing at their daily trading limit on improving export prospects due to a sharp reduction in China’s domestic supplies, traders said. China’s pig herd slid 16.6 per cent in February from the previous year, as African swine fever swept the country, […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

Feed grain supplies down, then up by fall

Market Update: Late 2019 may be a good time to think about backgrounding

By Jerry Klassen March 15, 2019

The price of feeder cattle is influenced by two main factors — the expected fed cattle price when the feeder is finished; and the price of feed grains. Let’s have a look at the fundamentals for Canadian barley as well as a brief overview of the corn situation. As of early March, Lethbridge-area feedlots were […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, shown here March 14, 2019 at the Montreal-Trudeau airport with Canadian border services officers and detector dogs, announced new funding to expand Canada’s detector dog corps. (CNW Group/CFIA)

Hogs, Livestock

Canada to boost airport detector dog corps

By GFM Network News March 15, 2019

With African swine fever top of mind, the federal government plans to more than double the total number of detector dog teams at Canada’s airports within five years. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking in Montreal Thursday, announced new funding of up to $31 million over five years to add 24 Food, Plant, and Animal Detector […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Chinese hog prices […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about a massive U.S. storm system […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied to two-month high on Tuesday, their third straight day of gains, as investors scrambled to cover shorts amid concerns about supplies and signs of cash market strength, traders said. Live cattle futures were weaker, with abundant supplies continuing to weigh on the market. Concerns about African […] Read more

CME April 2019 live cattle, with August 2019 live cattle in brown. (Barchart)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 12, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buying interest for yearlings was somewhat stronger while calves in the eastern Prairie regions were softer. Moderate temperatures are in the seven-day forecast for most of Western Canada, so the risk discount due to adverse weather has evaporated. Barley jumped an additional […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rallied 3.7 per cent on Monday to their highest level since January, with strength in the cash market leading the way, traders said. But cattle futures weakened, setting back from Friday’s gains amid plentiful supplies. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April lean hogs settled 2.3 cents higher at 62.85 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally in technical, seasonal bounce

By GFM Network News March 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose sharply on Friday in a technical and seasonal-buying rally that took prices to the highest in a month, traders said. Futures were also lifted by stronger cash hog and pork prices and on expectations for improving pork exports, especially if African swine fever in China elevates […] Read more

As the scale identifies hogs that have reached market weight,  the Tattoo Master automatically applies the tattoo.

Cattleman’s Corner, Hogs, Livestock

Automatic system for tattooing hogs

The job can be done properly without manpower

By Meristem Land & Science March 8, 2019

Here’s an idea that puts less stress on animals and the people handling them. And it automates tattooing, a job that normally requires hard work for people. The Tattoo Master designed by Daniel and Justin Maendel of Rosebank Colony in Miami, Man. is a shared winner of the 2019 F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork […] Read more

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Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

Feed grain supplies down, then up by fall

Canada to boost airport detector dog corps

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally in technical, seasonal bounce

Automatic system for tattooing hogs

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