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.
U.S. livestock: Cattle back in the red, hogs rise
Early flooding has little effect on soybean oil, protein composition U.S. study suggests
Reading Time: < 1 minute While flooding substantially decreases soybean yields, it needn't impact seed composition, including protein and oil contents, a recent University of Arkansas study found.
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.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slide, hogs make slight gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures continued to slide on Thursday after Wednesday's fall from highs.
Peavey Mart confirms Canada-wide closures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Peavey Mart will be closing all stores across Canada, the company confirmed this morning.
CN reaches tentative deal with signals, communications staff
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian National Railway says it has reached a tentative collective agreement with workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
No rail interruptions expected as CN signals, communications workers prepare to strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian National Railway says there will be no impact on its operations if signals and communications workers walk off the job on Tuesday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to surge as U.S. cattle on feed inventory declines
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rose across the board on Friday with cattle continuing a run of record-setting prices.
Competitive retail prices bode well for chicken demand in 2025 says FCC
Demand projected to grow despite slowing or even shrinking Canadian population
Reading Time: 2 minutes If chicken’s retail price advantage over beef and pork persists, per capita consumption could rise in 2025 despite slowing population growth says a recent sector outlook from Farm Credit Canada.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue upward march
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their upward march on Thursday after Wednesday’s jump, while lean hogs were mixed.
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