Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures posted solid gains on Monday, on weakness in the corn market and amid market signals that feed lots may be interested in holding their herds back from slaughter, traders said.
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U.S. livestock: Feeders firm, live cattle futures ease
Lean hogs also finish lower amid demand questions
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm; cattle futures mixed on technical resistance
Cattle market continued to feel pressure from winter weather in Midwest
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures turned higher on Friday, bolstered by export sales that include China buying U.S. pork supplies for their open market, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, nearby feeder cattle futures firm
Lean hog futures bounce back from early lows
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and nearby feeder cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, supported by weakness in the corn market Cv1 and anticipation that the cash market will continue to firm, traders said.
Best practices at tagging time easiest way to not lose them
Tags that go into cattle’s ears properly are more likely to stay there and not cause problems with traceability
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) has launched a new campaign to provide more information to farmers on how to retain tags on cattle. The challenge with cattle tagging is that at some point in their life, they can lose their iconic yellow button tags, and that’s a problem for the traceability system for livestock. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mixed on technical trading
Traders expect this week's prices in cash market to be higher than last week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on profit-taking on Wednesday, even as rising wholesale beef prices and a firming cash market continued to offer support to the market, traders said.
More BSE-era irritants could disappear
CCA continues to work on SRM and U.S. cattle holdback issues
Two more remaining irritants from the BSE case more than 20 years ago could soon go by the wayside. The United States has had to segregate a much smaller list of specified risk materials (SRMs) than Canada and that has resulted in more competitive challenges for small and large beef processors. Why it matters: Lingering […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures turn lower on profit-taking
Lean hogs also turn lower after recent rally faced fundamental resistance
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended the day lower on Monday, as market participants sought to take profits after live cattle futures hit a nearly three-month high in the previous session, traders said.
Attainable solutions could keep cows on Ontario land
Beef sector challenged by stagnant herd growth and competition for land by crop sector
Ontario consumers are buying more imported beef in part because the growth of the province’s cow herd is stagnant and can’t keep up with demand. A panel of experts addressed the challenge of keeping cattle on Ontario land with attendees of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Beef Day earlier this month. “I’m 100 per cent for […] Read more
Ontario beef brand rebuilds Asian markets post-COVID
New Ontario Corn-Fed Beef food truck visiting Japanese events
Last year was tough for Ontario’s beef exports as supply chains were rebuilt post-COVID and a port strike in Vancouver kept beef from making its way to Asia on time. COVID hit Japan very hard, says John Baker, director of Brand Management and Business Development for the Ontario Corn-Fed Beef (OCFB) program. Why it matters: […] Read more
Livestock eye monitor can predict illness
Canadian company soon to release a monitoring solution for large and small producers
Glacier FarmMedia – A Calgary company aims to bring remote monitoring to cattle to help detect illness. HerdWhistle has new products coming out in 2024 focused on reducing labour for producers and increasing illness detection capacity. The CEO of HerdWhistle, Jack Behan, says their new product, known as the BigEye, could tell a producer or […] Read more
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