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U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle

By GFM Network News December 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid lower Monday, led by the prospect that packers might pay less for supplies later this week, said traders. December live cattle finished down 0.85 cent/lb. at 116.375 cents, and February ended 0.8 cent lower at 121.175 cents (all figures US$). Last week packers in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise again on cash hopes

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures bounded to life-of-contract highs for the third straight session on Wednesday, rising on expectations that beef packers will continue paying higher prices in Plains cash markets, traders said. About 1,500 cattle sold at the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange online auction at $120/cwt, which was up from feedlot […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 31, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Tuesday, lifted by investment fund buying linked to optimism that meat prices will continue to rise, traders said. Speculative investors who already were holding massive net long positions in cattle and hog futures added to those bets, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly weaker on consolidation

By GFM Network News October 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts landed in modestly bearish territory on Friday amid pre-weekend consolidation after investors digested this week’s cash prices, said traders. “The market is priced right with this week’s cash. We’ll wait until next week to see if packers are short on supplies or need cattle,” […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by spreading and investment fund buying backed up by robust demand from meat packers, traders and analysts said. Beef and pork packers were capturing big profit margins given higher meat prices and comparatively lower prices […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

If NAFTA ain’t broke, don’t fix it, pork sector says

By GFM Network News August 17, 2017

CNS Canada — As talks begin toward reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement, John Ross of the Canadian Pork Council repeats what many in the pork and beef industries in Canada and the U.S. have been saying all along: First, do no harm. “The worst thing that could happen to us was if we […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 28, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels with lighter weight categories selling $6 to $8 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $286 to $288 on a dressed basis, up from $278 last week. This equates to $172-$174 on a live basis, a solid $35 above break-even pen […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Demand for shortkeep feeders drives complex higher

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News January 10, 2017

Most auction barns were in holiday mode last week, which made the market hard to define. However, comments from local buyers suggest demand is building for shorter-term replacements due to healthy feedlot margins. Small groups were on offer with limited numbers available, and there was a wide range on similar weight classes across the Prairies. […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog sector optimistic heading into New Year

By GFM Network News December 21, 2016

CNS Canada –– A rally in U.S. hog futures over the past few weeks is also being felt in the Canadian industry, which has brought some optimism to the sector heading into the New Year. “The isoweans are stronger, which tells us that there is greater demand in the U.S. going into the spring and […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise again on cash hopes

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly weaker on consolidation

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

If NAFTA ain’t broke, don’t fix it, pork sector says

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

Klassen: Demand for shortkeep feeders drives complex higher

Hog sector optimistic heading into New Year

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