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Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen May 21, 2024

For the week ending May 18, Western Canadian yearling markets were trading $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices were relatively unchanged compared to the prior week. The feeder market appears to be consolidating near historical highs.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop

By Renee Hickman, Reuters May 17, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected better-than-average yields in the top U.S. winter wheat state, analysts said.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

Markets

U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 16, 2024

Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.

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Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed on Brazil crop concerns, weak US demand

By Renee Hickman, Reuters May 16, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended mixed on Thursday as renewed worries about major flooding in southern Brazil offset data indicating lower demand for soy from U.S. processors, analysts said.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans slip as US crush hit 7-month low in April

By Renee Hickman, Reuters May 15, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday, after the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported that U.S. crushing plunged in April to a seven-month low.

Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices

By Karl Plume, Reuters May 15, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second straight day on Wednesday as rising beef prices and strong packer demand ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend supported the market, analysts said.

Markets

CBOT weekly: Traders watching out for weather concerns

By Adam Peleshaty - Marketsfarm May 15, 2024

United States wheat futures rose sharply during the week ended May 15, while corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were in a rangebound, up-and-down pattern.

Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 14, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.

Markets

U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs

By Renee Hickman, Reuters May 14, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts said the market was disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration did not include used cooking oil on a list of tariff increases on Chinese goods.

File photo of cattle on pasture.(MikeEntertainment/iStock.Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone

By Jerry Klassen May 14, 2024

It’s that time of year when available supplies start to decline. At the same time, demand is limited. Most backgrounding operators have sufficient numbers and demand for grassers is waning. Ontario interest was noted in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan, which appeared to sustain prices near last week’s levels.

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Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop

U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed on Brazil crop concerns, weak US demand

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans slip as US crush hit 7-month low in April

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices

CBOT weekly: Traders watching out for weather concerns

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices

U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone

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