Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate
U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop to two-week lows on U.S.-China trade worries
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended losses on Tuesday, with U.S.-China trade concerns helping to push prices to their lowest levels in about two weeks. […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest was noted from finishing feedlots in Alberta. Orders flowed across the prairies keeping prices relatively even. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop by daily limit in retreat from gains
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures stumbled on Monday, with technical selling and profit-taking knocking the hog market to its lowest price levels in more than […] Read more
Cattle volumes remain low as pasture conditions improve
MarketsFarm – Manitoba cattle markets observed characteristically light volumes during week ended July 26, due in part to improving pasture conditions. “There hasn’t been any panic-selling in the western and […] Read more
New Beef Farmers of Ontario executive director hired
Richard Horne, former manager of policy and issues to take on role
Richard Horne is the new executive director of Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO), replacing the retiring Dave Stewart. Horne began his career as a policy advisor with BFO in 2014 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week nearly flat, as hog futures inch up
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended the week near previous levels, as funds took some profits on deferred cattle positions and cash trade remained […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain bids fall with rain
MarketsFarm – Improving crop conditions have weighed on Western Canadian feed barley prices over the past month as attention turns from the tight old crop supply situation to the upcoming […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Futures mixed as hog futures rally chills
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures had a mixed day of trading on Thursday as a dearth of cash trade fueled more selling of nearby live […] Read more
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