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U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

By Geralyn Wichers January 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.

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Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years

By Reuters January 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs

By Geralyn Wichers January 9, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures hit fresh highs on Thursday after Wednesday’s technical reversal.

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USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

By Reuters January 9, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

By Geralyn Wichers January 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.

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Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program

By Reuters January 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals program, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

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U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

By Geralyn Wichers, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 7, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.

Employees load soybeans onto the China-bound cargo ship Kypros Land at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil in March 2017. Photo: Reuters/File/Paulo Whitaker

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China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects

By Ana Mano, Reuters January 7, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef and chicken exports from Brazil, the world's largest supplier of both meat types, may break new records in 2025, two industry groups said on Tuesday after the release of annual trade data.

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Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen January 7, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Alberta fed cattle market was quoted on a live basis in the range of range of $262-$265/cwt fob feedlot last week. Fed cattle forward contracts for March and April delivery (Alberta) were quoted from $270 to $272/cwt. Compared to last week of November 2024, fed prices are up $20/cwt on average.

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U.S. Livestock: Falling temps boost cattle futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 6, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Monday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months as forecasts calling for cold temperatures across United States ranching areas raised concerns over reduced weight gains for grazing cattle.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs

USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program

U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects

Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

U.S. Livestock: Falling temps boost cattle futures

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