Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada’s livestock sectors have been anxious about the prospect of tariffs since Donald Trump won the American election in November. Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president at the Canadian Cattle Association, said without knowing exactly what is coming, the organization could analyze the threatened tariffs only so much.
Analysts believe American tariffs are inevitable
Cattle producers less vulnerable for now than feeders, hog producers analysts say
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as funds take huge net long position
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures climbed to life of contract highs on Wednesday, as funds took a massive net long position, analysts said.
Brazil’s beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian beef companies do not expect to be hurt by potential new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration because of low inventories of cattle in the U.S. and a sizable tariff that already exists on these exports.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed as trade resumed following the U.S. long weekend. Most active April live cattle futures closed with small losses, reaching 197.325 cents per pound, down 0.175 cents. February live cattle gained 0.300 cents to close at 197.050 cents per pound.
Klassen: Increased feeder cattle selling caps upside momentum
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was a surge in farmer selling across Western Canada last week. Sales volumes were larger than normal at many auction barns. The fear that President Trump would implement a tariff on feeder cattle ignited fears that that market would drop sharply.
No immediate tariffs means more time to engage, prepare say ag, food leaders
Reading Time: 2 minutes No immediately-imposed tariffs means more time to engage with American officials on the importance of free trade and to prepare for future negotiations say agriculture industry groups say.
The math checks out
A theory once applied to cycling can help your farm make big gains
Reading Time: 10 minutes What happens if you squeeze a few extra drops out of an orange while making juice? One small extra sip, of course. But what if you squeezed out a few extra drops from 1,000 oranges? You’d get a lot more orange juice at no extra cost. Could the same be true of food production? Why […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs continue losses; cattle futures mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, continuing a streak of losses. Most active April lean hogs settled at 88.325 cents a pound, down 2.225 cents. February lean hogs closed at 81.123 cents a pound, down 1.175 cents.
Germany has no new foot-and-mouth disease cases, minister says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany has no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease with a suspect case on Thursday not confirmed, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall with grains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as losses in the grains and oilseeds spilled into the livestock markets.
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