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A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids drop ahead of harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure is already weighing on the Canadian feed barley market, with most end users covered for the time being and waiting for the new crop. “We’re seeing buyers fill up” on barley, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master in Edmonton. Bids were dropping on a daily basis from those still in […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market in summer mode

Set-aside program not having much effect yet on prices

By Jerry Klassen July 14, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Volumes are quite thin at this time of year, which makes the market hard to define. Steady demand surfaced on quality groups of yearlings and calves, while late stragglers and heavier-flesh feeders were severely discounted. Pasture conditions are favourable across the Prairies and […] Read more

CME August 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Cattle values rise as corn values drop

By Tom Polansek July 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures on Friday pulled back from a rally the previous session as large supplies and doubts about Chinese imports weighed on the market, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled down 0.35 cent at 49.875 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract has rebounded slightly since […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

By Glen Hallick July 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat will decline as the new crop year gets closer, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. Harakal said the new crop should start coming off of the fields around the end of August and the beginning of September. “Usually at this time […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. in early August 2017. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as sector stabilizes

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have softened over the past two weeks, as some normalcy returns to the feeding sector. Feed barley bids delivered into the key Lethbridge feeding area have come down by $6-$8 per tonne over the past two weeks, with current prices around $240 per tonne, said Brandon Motz […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder market divorces from U.S. values

By Jerry Klassen June 9, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Lower volumes were on offer across the Prairies and the quality was quite variable at smaller sales. Many auction barns are in summer mode; however, there were decent volumes in the major feeding regions of Alberta. Strong feedlot demand was evident on quality […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market banks on fed cattle recovery

By Jerry Klassen May 12, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4 higher to $4 lower, with the exception of southern Alberta where quality packages were unchanged to $6 higher. Calves and grass cattle traded $2 lower to as much as $5 higher. Certain auctions in Western Canada reported calves trading $4 to as much as $8 […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Slaughterhouse closures lead to adjustments

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — The closure of one of Canada’s largest beef slaughterhouses will lead to adjustments in the cattle feeding sector, as animals will be fed longer but on different rations. Cargill’s meat processing plant at High River, Alta. slaughters roughly 40 per cent of all the cattle butchered in Canada. The plant is to be […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Beef demand is strong but cattle prices are under pressure, Canfax says

By Alexis Kienlen March 17, 2020

Cattle markets have tumbled as a result of COVID-19, according to the senior analyst at Canfax. “Feeder markets are off pretty hard, some of them are off 15 to 20 cents a pound, this week,” Brian Perillat said Tuesday. “They have been depressed over the last month. Feedlots too. Fed price is at the low […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Seasonal restrictions underpin grains

Coronavirus fallout being watched

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — Seasonal weight restrictions and spring road bans are providing some underlying support for feed grain bids in Western Canada, with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak also being followed closely. “Winter weights are coming off, which is restricting the areas (feedlots) can pull from,” said Allen Pirness, of MarketPlace Commodities in Lethbridge, adding “there’s a […] Read more

Tag Archives feedlots — page 23

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids drop ahead of harvest

Klassen: Feeder market in summer mode

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as sector stabilizes

Klassen: Canadian feeder market divorces from U.S. values

Klassen: Feeder market banks on fed cattle recovery

Feed weekly outlook: Slaughterhouse closures lead to adjustments

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Feed weekly outlook: Seasonal restrictions underpin grains

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