Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose 1.2 per cent on Monday, rebounding from five straight sessions of declines on a round of bargain buying. Feeder […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle break losing streak on bargain buying
U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased as much as one per cent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices higher than last year
CNS Canada — Nice weather over the holidays allowed for good movement of feed grains in Western Canada, with prices steady to above year-ago levels. “I would say we cruised […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming […] Read more
Klassen: Favourable margins support feeder market
There were no sales last week with auction barns closed for the holiday season; therefore, we start the year looking forward at factors that will influence the feeder market over […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished slightly lower on Monday as traders locked in profits in end-of-year position squaring, after prices earlier touched contract highs, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and as wintry weather in the U.S. Plains hampered transportation of animals […] Read more
El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions
CNS Canada — The above-normal temperatures Western Canada has generally experienced since the fall weren’t necessarily caused by an El Nino. Rather, to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the phenomenon that’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle jump to contract highs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed to life-of-contract highs on Thursday as a storm brought blizzard-like conditions to much of the Plains cattle belt, stoking expectations of higher […] Read more
Certification programs create need for more farm data
Transparency certification can help assure farmers about data usage
AgSights, the producer-owned Ontario co-operative behind the Go360 bioTrack livestock tracking system, has achieved Ag Data Transparent certification. It’s the third organization in Canada to be awarded this designation, which […] Read more
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