Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were solidly $3 to $5 higher on average this past week compared to seven days earlier. Improved beef demand has drawn down stocks in the […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder cattle spurt higher on stronger beef prices
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on more U.S. rains, frost fears
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat surged more than two per cent to the highest level in a month on Monday as forecasts for rains in the U.S. Plains revived […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs stumble on supply, demand woes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Monday on concern that supplies might outstrip demand ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday-shortened work week, traders […] Read more
WTO panel rejects final U.S. appeal on COOL
Canada is set to ask the World Trade Organization to allow a long list of retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agrifoods and other goods, after a WTO panel shot down Washington’s […] Read more
U.S. loses WTO appeal in meat labeling dispute: source
Reuters — The United States has lost its appeal against a World Trade Organization ruling ordering it to bring its meat labeling laws into line with global trade rules, according […] Read more
Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing
The rise of soybeans as a cash crop in and around Manitoba, and the availability of hogs to dine on soy meal, could support Western Canada’s first-ever soybean crushing plant, […] Read more
Alta. beet growers, Rogers Sugar reach four-year deal
Sugar beet growers in Alberta will have a growing season in 2015 after all, having reached a last-minute deal with Canada’s lone sugar beet processor. Montreal-based Rogers Sugar on Wednesday […] Read more
Prairie feed wheat relatively strong against milling wheat
CNS Canada –– Relative strength in the feed wheat market in Western Canada compared to milling wheat is making feed channels a more attractive option for some growers with lower-end […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids up sharply as U.S. futures rally
CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat were stronger during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. wheat futures rallied sharply higher and basis levels improved, in general. Average Canada […] Read more
Russia lifts wheat export duty, exports seen rising
Moscow | Reuters — Russia lifted its duty on wheat exports on Friday to help domestic producers and the government said the move would boost overseas sales by one million […] Read more
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