Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller […] Read more
Beef cattle
Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures lower, live cattle follow suit
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. hog futures declined on Monday on a mix of softer cash hog prices and technical selling after a run-up to contract highs earlier this month, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures set new contract highs in deferred months for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday on expectations of increased demand from China, before prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hog futures set contract highs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rallied to new contract highs in deferred months on Wednesday on projections that China will accelerate pork imports in the last half of […] Read more
Alberta ag minister Carlier downed in UCP win
Alberta’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties as Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party defeated Rachel Notley’s New Democrats in Tuesday night’s provincial election. Oneil Carlier, the provincial NDP government’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hogs extend gains on China virus outbreak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mixed on Tuesday as front-month contracts stumbled in a setback from recent gains, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for increased demand […] Read more
Demand a premium using Wagyu cattle genetics
Taylor family using both cross-bred and purebred strategies
Heath Taylor bought his first Wagyu cattle about five years ago, and now has about 70 cows, along with three bulls on the Thorndale-area farm. He made the move to […] Read more
Breeding strategy bringing dairy-beef crosses to meat market
Advent of sexed semen means more dairy cattle being bred to beef
The father-and-son duo of George and Heath Taylor believe they have an ideal strategy for dairy farmers taking up the use of sexed semen for breeding: Wagyu beef. “They’ve got […] Read more
Klassen: Alberta demand drives feeder market higher
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher while calves were relatively unchanged. Stronger fed cattle prices in the deferred positions along with lower new-crop barley values […] Read more
EU says ready to launch U.S. trade talks, but without agriculture
Brussels | Reuters — The European Union is ready to start talks on a trade agreement with the United States and aims to conclude a deal before year-end, European Trade […] Read more
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