Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, amid technical trading ahead of a monthly government cattle supply report, analysts said.
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end mixed; traders question slowed slaughter pace
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is underway on the ranch of John and Deanne Chuiko in northern Saskatchewan. The Chuiko’s run CJ Ranching near St. Walburg, Sask.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as Wall Street indexes dip; hogs mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday on technical selling as well as declines in Wall Street equity markets that raised concerns about consumer demand for beef, analysts said.
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technology), looking at how FarmSimple can be used to monitor sulfate levels over the summer.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday on technical trading and as wholesale prices indicated that consumers demand for select cuts remained firm, traders said.
Energy-free winter livestock waterer showcased at Ag in Motion
Reading Time: 2 minutes For those tired of sick of cutting ice and looking for a lower-cost alternative, Lee Smith has a solution. The Water Box is a livestock waterer producers can insert through the ice of a dugout, slough or slow-moving creek.
Klassen: Price discovery continues for feeder cattle fall run
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thin volumes characterized action market activity last week, which resulted in a wide range of prices for feeders of similar weight. There were some larger packages trading via video for August and September delivery. There has also been some private fob ranch negotiations as feedlots secure upcoming volume.
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures firm, hog futures turn lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Monday and live cattle futures ended mostly lower, as the market struggled to find clear direction, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures up on strong wholesale prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures bounced on Friday as strong cash prices buoyed futures markets, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, feeder cattle turn higher on bargain buying
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures turned higher on Thursday on a spate of bargain-buying, after the most-active August contract LHQ24 set a new low during the session, traders said.