Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calf values were extremely variable. In Alberta, calf prices were holding value but in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder […] Read more
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Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble for third straight session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply for a third straight session on Monday in a technical and fund- selling drop fueled by ample […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut
Chicago | Reuters — Hefty supplies of American pigs pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures down by the daily exchange-imposed limit on Friday. Prices tumbled as the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Thursday as U.S. pork export sales to China continued to disappoint traders who have been expecting a surge of demand […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday in light bargain-buying after last week’s slide to three-month lows, but soft cash markets and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with expectations for a weak cash trade pressuring the benchmark August contract while back months ended […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$5 higher on average. Noted strength was in the 700-plus-lb. categories, which spilt over into the lighter calves. Quality groups […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose about two per cent on Monday on bargain buying after multi-month lows, but a large U.S. hog supply hung […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday on long liquidation and slower-than-expected export demand for U.S. pork supplies, analysts […] Read more
Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s government said Thursday it has lifted a suspension of beef exports to China after dealing with an atypical case of BSE, sending shares of […] Read more
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