Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended higher on Wednesday, led by firming cash hog prices and rising wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME April […] Read more
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Beef cattle
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures higher, cattle end lower
Corn's setback supportive for cattle
Greece delivers feed to cattle ship at sea for months
Athens | Reuters — Greece will deliver 50 tons of animal feed to the Togo-flagged Elbeik, which has been stuck at sea for nearly three months in the Mediterranean carrying […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb as pork prices rise, slaughter pace slows
Cattle futures anticipate grilling season
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rose on Tuesday for a second straight day, supported by rising wholesale pork prices and a smaller weekly kill […] Read more
Adjectives that sell the beef story
Antibiotic free, immune boosting and corn-fed all have appeal for consumers
Add the adjective, and you add the margin. A simple bit of advice, but bringing differentiation into the red meat market is essential for grabbing consumer attention. Dr. David Hughes […] Read more
Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $5 lower to $3 higher while calves under 600 lbs. were $2 to as much as $7 higher. Yearlings were somewhat […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs firm as U.S. stimulus plan fuels optimism
Relief bill expected to lift meat demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures firmed on Monday, recovering from a seven-week low hit last week, on optimism that the US$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief […] Read more
Beef marketing program continues to see gains despite COVID
Ontario fed cattle seeing gains against U.S. and Alberta pricing
Leading through uncertainty aptly captured the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) Ontario Beef Market Development (OBMD) program’s inaugural year. Despite being cow-tied by a global pandemic, the program managed to […] Read more
No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market
Work on protocols for specific projects to begin this spring, department says
Draft regulations for Canada’s new carbon market show Canadian farmers won’t receive credit for removing any greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the atmosphere prior to 2017. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures take a breather
April live cattle up, but well down off highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures consolidated on Friday as the market caught its breath after pulling back from contract highs reached last week. Strong […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Pork export sales rise, profit-taking hits hog futures
Cattle futures down while beef exports up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday as profit-taking overshadowed strong U.S. export demand, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a […] Read more