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U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and optimism for the continued robust demand for cattle and beef, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures shrugged off three straight sessions of declines to rise to the highest levels in about a week. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News December 11, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle sold $4-$6 lower on average. Feedlot operators backed away from the markets due to stronger feed grain prices and weakness south of the border. Certain regions of the U.S. Midwest and southern Plains have experienced adverse weather, which caused U.S. feeder cattle prices to experience a week-over-week […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle futures with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs mostly lower

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly lower on Monday, with both live cattle and lean hogs succumbing to pressure from technical selling and expectations for weaker cash prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for each eased amid a lack of fresh fundamental news to propel gains. Hogs had climbed last week, lifted […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound

By GFM Network News December 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed out the week on a positive note on Friday as hopes for a pickup in pork sales to China fueled speculative buying that lifted prices more than one per cent and reversed the prior session’s losses. The market remains focused on trade talks between the U.S. […] Read more

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U.S. investigators question shareholders of Brazil’s JBS

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 7, 2018

Brasilia | Reuters –– U.S. investigators this week visited Brazil to question shareholders of J+F Investimentos, the holding company that controls meatpacker JBS SA, as part of an existing plea deal, Brazilian prosecutors said on Friday in a statement. U.S. authorities have been investigating the companies controlled by J+F since their largest shareholders — brothers […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Thursday on worries about rising U.S.-China trade tensions following the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada, but the market clawed back most of the losses by the close. After optimism that trade talks last weekend between Washington […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rebound on demand hopes, pork margins

By GFM Network News December 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rebounded on Wednesday after two sessions of declines as improving meat packer margins and hopes for more pork sales to China buoyed the market. Traders are anticipating more pork sales to China following surprise sales to the world’s largest hog and pork market last week. Washington and […] Read more

Both Canada and U.S. calf crop numbers are estimated higher from last year.

Cattleman’s Corner, Finishers, Markets

Calf production numbers increase forecast

Market Update: Producers need to be ready with risk management plans

By Jerry Klassen December 5, 2018

Alberta fed cattle prices have come under pressure over the past month. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $147 to $149 during the second week of November, down $4 to $6 from a month earlier. Weakness in the fed cattle market has spilled over into the feeder complex. Western Canadian yearling […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip on trade truce worries

By GFM Network News December 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a second consecutive session on Tuesday on concern over a trade truce agreement reached over the weekend between the U.S. and China, the world’s top hog and pork market. Global stock markets tumbled on Tuesday as optimism waned that the U.S. and China could quickly […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle (red) and January 2019 feeder cattle (blue). (Barchart)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable from seven days earlier. Prices were unchanged in the eastern Prairie regions; however, Alberta markets traded $3 to as much as $7 below week-ago levels. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels, so there’s limited buying power available. Calves are fleshier […] Read more

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China holds off on soybean purchases due to high Brazil premiums, traders say

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on technicals, profit taking after tight supply rally

U.S. grains: Corn gains on firm cash markets, big crush supports soybeans

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U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs mostly lower

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound

U.S. investigators question shareholders of Brazil’s JBS

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rebound on demand hopes, pork margins

Calf production numbers increase forecast

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip on trade truce worries

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

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