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Beef Cattle, Forages, Livestock, Weather

‘Time is ticking’ on drought response for beef cattle sector

'We need answers like yesterday'

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News July 20, 2021

As Canada’s beef farmers and ranchers face drought, industry leaders are trying to find ways to secure feed and help those forced to sell rebuild their herds. B.C. ranchers are dealing with high temperatures that have “parched the grass that was there,” Kevin Boone, general manager of B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, said during a Canadian Cattlemen’s […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stays firm

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 20, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearlings weighing 800 lbs. and over were unchanged; however, calves and yearlings in the 600- to 800-lb. category traded steady to $3 higher. The calf market was hard to define due to small groups of various quality. Strength in deferred live cattle futures along with the weaker […] Read more

CME October 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Firm cash markets lift hog futures

Cattle futures extend slide

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News July 16, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Friday as firm U.S. cash markets and rising pork prices underscored tight hog supplies, analysts said. News of the first confirmed cases of African swine fever in farmed pigs in Germany added support, raising uncertainty about pork export flows. However, exports of […] Read more

CME August 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and October 2021 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drift lower

Lean hog futures end mixed

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures drifted lower on Thursday in lacklustre trade, with disappointing weekly export sales data and softening wholesale beef cutout prices adding pressure, analysts said. “The fact that the cutout on beef has been drifting lower just doesn’t give the market a lot of confidence that packers […] Read more

MGEX September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines) and CBOT September 2021 wheat (black line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on stressful northern Plains weather

Chicago soybean futures sag

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat futures, which hit an 8-1/2-year high near US$9 a bushel as drought threatened crops in the northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. Soybean futures fell on disappointing domestic soy crush data and corn eased after a three-session climb. […] Read more

CME August 2021 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 7, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn and soy futures surged last […] Read more

CME August 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines) and August 2021 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

CME August live cattle down

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 3, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an outbreak of the deadly pig […] Read more

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall

CBOT corn ends slightly firm

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News July 2, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell on Thursday while corn firmed slightly, with all three commodities closing well off their session peaks on a round of profit taking after rallying to their highest since mid-June, traders said. Forecasts for improving crop weather in the U.S. Midwest added pressure. CBOT November soybeans […] Read more

File photo of a container vessel being unloaded at a U.K. port. (Sterling750/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Britain begins negotiations to join Trans-Pacific pact

By GFM Network News June 22, 2021

London | Reuters — Britain will begin negotiations on Tuesday to join a trans-Pacific trade deal that it sees as crucial to its post-Brexit pivot away from Europe and toward geographically more distant but faster-growing economies. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) removes 95 per cent of tariffs between its members: Japan, […] Read more

File photo of containers at a seaport in Jakarta. (Leolintang/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets

Canada, Indonesia launch trade pact talks

First round of negotiations expected later this year

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News June 22, 2021

Canada has formally declared it will start negotiations this year on a trade pact with Indonesia, a move ag exporters hope will stabilize and strengthen their market access to the Asia-Pacific region. Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng and her Indonesian counterpart Muhammad Lutfi on Sunday declared the launch of negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Corteva raises annual profit forecast after strong first-half performance

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Corteva raises annual profit forecast after strong first-half performance

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

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‘Time is ticking’ on drought response for beef cattle sector

Klassen: Feeder market stays firm

U.S. livestock: Firm cash markets lift hog futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drift lower

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on stressful northern Plains weather

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall

Britain begins negotiations to join Trans-Pacific pact

Canada, Indonesia launch trade pact talks

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