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

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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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

By GFM Network News December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday in a profit-taking setback from near two-highs as traders awaited further confirmation of pork purchases by China following a thaw in tense trade relations over the weekend. At a gathering of G20 countries in Argentina on Saturday, the White House agreed to […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

By GFM Network News November 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday on short-covering after a four-session slide and concern that wintry weather in the central Plains in the coming days could slow cattle weight gain, traders said. Lean hog futures were mixed as traders awaited news on U.S.-China trade talks expected this weekend as […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

By GFM Network News November 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak of African swine fever in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

By GFM Network News November 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract dipped below its 50-day moving […] Read more

CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

By GFM Network News November 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark February contract falling for the fourth session out of the last five after hitting a contract high last week. “The cash market continues to struggle. It’s a battle between reality and the ASF (African swine fever) headlines,” said Craig […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News November 27, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from week-ago levels. Favourable weather conditions enhanced buying interest from cattle feeders in Feedlot Alley; however, cattle-on-feed inventories in Alberta and Saskatchewan are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels. Pen space remains at a premium due to limited capacity. County permit fees and added regulations have also […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

By GFM Network News November 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday on softer cash values and reduced demand for hogs from packers who were cutting kills, traders said. Live cattle futures were modestly lower while feeder cattle ended mixed, with front-month January declining and back months firming. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell despite […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were higher on Friday, with lean hogs rising sharply and cattle notching relatively smaller gains as each market was buoyed by hopes of better meat demand, traders said. Hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise on expectations that the spreading African swine fever virus in […] Read more

CME January 2019 feeder cattle, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were higher on Wednesday, extending earlier small gains after government supply reports showed fewer-than-expected U.S. cattle supplies, traders said. U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed data showed 11.692 million cattle in U.S. feedlots as of Nov. 1. That figure was three per cent higher […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

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