Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures climbed to their highest prices in about seven months on Monday. Pushing cattle futures higher was optimism […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle approach seven-month highs
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs extend recovery, near six-month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to their highest prices in about six months on Friday on technical buying. CME October hogs reached a session […] Read more
AgriRecovery offered for B.C. wildfire costs
British Columbia ranchers and farmers who lost pasture or cropland or had to move livestock out of the path of wildfires this year may be eligible for AgriRecovery funding. The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle contracts end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Thursday, with deferred contracts setting back on a round of profit-taking. The front-month October hogs contract […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch highest since April
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday and touched their highest prices in more than five months. CME October […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend rally
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Tuesday, with the market still underpinned by the trade deal among […] Read more
Klassen: Improving margins underpin feeder market
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings advanced $2-$5 while calves were unchanged to $3 higher. April live cattle futures are in a bull market; I’ve had many calls from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures jump on trilateral trade pact
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to their highest prices since April on Monday after the U.S., Canada and Mexico said they struck a deal […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, cattle rise on month-end buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday, with the most-active December contract jumping more than four per cent on short-covering at the end of […] Read more
Beef Farmers of Ontario designs profitability calculator
Calculator will estimate cow-calf producer finances based on herd and production practices
Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) has recently launched a cost of production calculator to help Ontario beef farmers determine how much they spend to produce their cattle. Production practices on […] Read more
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