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Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News June 18, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$5 higher on average. Noted strength was in the 700-plus-lb. categories, which spilt over into the lighter calves. Quality groups of yearlings were limited and the scarcity fear factor had a grip on the market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its fourth-quarter beef production […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying

By GFM Network News June 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose about two per cent on Monday on bargain buying after multi-month lows, but a large U.S. hog supply hung over the market, capping the rally, traders said. CME July lean hog futures ended up 1.7 cents at 83.05 cents/lb. after dipping to 80.525 cents, […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

By GFM Network News June 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday on long liquidation and slower-than-expected export demand for U.S. pork supplies, analysts and traders said. Traders have been anticipating a jump in U.S. pork exports this year as African swine fever, a deadly hog disease, ravages China’s […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

By GFM Network News June 14, 2019

Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat and other companies catering to rising demand for plant-based alternatives to meat. Tyson is betting that meat eaters wanting healthier diets will see their blend […] Read more

A drone captured this file photo of cattle on pasture in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state. (JoseMoraes/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 14, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s government said Thursday it has lifted a suspension of beef exports to China after dealing with an atypical case of BSE, sending shares of Marfrig Global Foods, Minerva and other Brazilian meatpackers soaring. The suspension had been in effect since June 3 after a case was reported in a […] Read more

CME August 2019 feeder cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end lower

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said. “We’re still just in the middle of June, and we know we have a big supply coming in,” said Scott Varilek, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag under pressure from big supplies

By GFM Network News June 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures weakened on Wednesday under pressure from large numbers of cattle and hogs and uncertainty over demand, traders said. Declines in the markets reflected expectations that meat supplies will remain plentiful, after farmers expanded their herds. Beef production in the third quarter of 2019 is expected to top seven […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders said a rally the previous day looked overdone in the face of large supplies. Feeder cattle futures also weakened, while live cattle futures closed higher. Hog futures pulled back after climbing on Monday, when traders were relieved that U.S. President Donald Trump had […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average while calves were down $3-$5 depending on the region. Weakness in the fed cattle market continues to spill over into the feeder complex, as margins drift further into red ink. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $245-$246 delivered […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

By GFM Network News June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday as traders were relieved President Donald Trump had called off plans to impose tariffs on imports of Mexican goods, which means no retaliatory duties by Mexico on U.S. products like pork. Live cattle futures rose by the daily price limit. Traders remained on edge about […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end lower

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag under pressure from big supplies

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

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