Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures plunged on Monday on market uncertainty following news of a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with infected dairy cows.
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff
Livestock sector offers opportunity for hemp market
Alberta company works to bring hemp-based poultry feed to market
The livestock feed industry is always looking for new sources of protein that will deliver production results and reduce costs for farmers. A promising option is hemp, and Alberta-based AltaGreen […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows
Data signals producers still sending cattle to slaughter instead of rebuilding the U.S. herd
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.
Ontario beef producers frustrated by delays in resolving SRM issue
BFO members demand advancements in equalizing SRM removal percentages
A resolution demanding action on specified risk materials received mixed reactions at the Beef Farmers of Ontario annual general meetingFeb. 22. Dale Mountjoy from Durham moved and spoke to the […] Read more
New Beef Farmers of Ontario president takes the helm
Jack Chaffe continues to represent organization for Canadian Cattle Association
Just a reminder, you have about 28 minutes left as president,” Craig McLaughlin joked with Jack Chaffe, Beef Farmers of Ontario’s outgoing president. McLaughlin was elected as the new president […] Read more
Chaffe joins CCA executive as Ontario officer at large
Colleagues reflect on his nine-year leadership as BFO president
Jack Chaffe is taking his love of cattle to the Canadian Cattle Association as Ontario officer-at-large on the executive. “My aspiration is taking the Ontario voice to the national voice, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach 5-month peak, end lower in technical setback
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday in a technical and profit-taking setback after rising to five-month highs on firm cash cattle prices, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend rally on cash market hopes; hogs lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures extended their rally on Wednesday, as market hopes for continued gains in the cash market gave prices a strong boost, market analysts said.
U.S. cattle: Cattle futures bounce higher on technical trading, hogs mixed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, amid a flurry of technical trading, weakness in corn futures Cv1 and strength in the wholesale beef pricing, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures mostly lower on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures closed mostly lower on Monday, as market participants sought profits and continued to adjust their positions as part of the so-called Goldman roll, traders said.
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