Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle ended the week down ahead of the President’s Day long weekend.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs slide ahead of long weekend
U.S livestock: Hog, cattle futures choppy on tightened supply, strong demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures edged down on Thursday, as traders monitored slower-than-anticipated slaughter rates and an unexpectedly low supply of market-ready hogs, analysts said.
Newly funded Canadian beef research aims for sector improvements
Nine beef research projects funded through the Beef Cattle Research Council will tackle stock health issues, feed efficiency and food safety
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nine new projects have received a collective $1.43 million in funding through the Beef Cattle Research Council’s next call for study proposals. The projects are also backed by more than $3.1 million from additional sources, the organization has said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed Wednesday, with gains in the feeder market and a steady tone in the live cattle market as values retreated from earlier advances.
Germany relaxes more foot-and-mouth restrictions, hopes disease contained
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany is relaxing some of the restrictions imposed following a case of foot-and-mouth disease and believes measures taken to contain the outbreak are working, the country’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle back in the red, hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle resumed their downward trend today after gains on Monday. Most active April live cattle settled at 196.000 cents per pound, down 2.125 cents. June live cattle were down 1.825 cents to 191.375 cents per pound.
Klassen: Feeder market stalls; cold temperatures, tariff threat limit sales
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 8, the Western Canadian feeder cattle market was hard to define. Prices were softer earlier in the week but were creeping higher by Friday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle add gains, market fundamentals strong says analyst
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures made gains today as trends indicate that while contracts have backed away from record highs, market fundamentals remain solid.
Nevada confirms state’s first human case of bird flu in a dairy worker
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday, after authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state.
U.S. livestock: Cattle prices pull back
Slaughter numbers down for cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were steady to lower on Friday, as the slaughter was behind pace.
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