Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures pulled back from the previous week's rally on Monday as traders positioned ahead of Friday's U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, analysts said.
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back as rally fades
Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks
Reading Time: 3 minutes A slump in U.S. beef production has opened the door for Australia to export record amounts of meat, growing its market share in North America and Asia and channelling billions of dollars to cattle processors and farmers.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle ease on strong corn prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday, while live cattle rose in a turnaround from losses during the previous session, according to analysts.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trading, retail price caution
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Tuesday in a technical correction from a five-week rally and on concerns that high prices may cool beef demand, according to analysts.
Klassen: Calf market ratchets higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending October 12, the Western Canadian prices for yearlings off grass and backgrounding operations were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. The Lethbridge market for calves was up $8-$10 from week-ago levels while calf markets in the non-major feeding regions were up a solid $4-$6 on average.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip on profit-taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell on Friday as traders pocketed profits following a nearly month-long rally, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures higher on demand bounce, hogs also up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures bounced back on Thursday as a strong cash market and a bump in beef demand lent support to prices, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures lower on profit-taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and cattle futures fell on Wednesday on signs of profit-taking, as wholesale prices continued to say firm and strength in the financial markets gave grain futures a boost, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs and cattle continue rally
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and cattle futures rose on Tuesday as wholesale cutout values remained strong amid a largely positive economic picture, analysts said.
Federal government pledges more than $13 million to animal health, disease readiness
Reading Time: < 1 minute National animal health and disease preparedness has received an influx of more than $13 million in federal cash. The money will be split between AHC's three divisions: Emergency Management, the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.