Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures and those for lean hogs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back
Boxed beef slips back
U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale boxed beef prices were lower […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause
But boosts duties on China to 125 per cent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Wednesday, after United States President Donald Trump announced he will pause his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Trump said the suspension of the levies comes as more than 75 countries were set to negotiate trade with the U.S. or had not taken […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities
Boxed beef prices either side of steady as well.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were largely mixed on Tuesday, not quite able to fully join the upswing in the futures and equities markets. United States President Donald Trump is determined to add another 50 points to its tariffs on the country’s imports from China. Together with previous and current […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Tariff machinations weigh on values
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, continuing the downtrend that started with United States reciprocal tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures.
Bird Flu Update: Mass layoffs hit U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Reading Time: 2 minutes The reporting of avian influenza in the United States could become more difficult as a good many staff who were following the outbreak were fired by the Trump administration, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
U.S. livestock: Cattle prices climb higher, hog prices pull back
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Wednesday, a few hours before United States President Donald Trump unveiled his reciprocal tariff plan.
U.S. livestock: More gains for cattle, hogs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued higher on Tuesday, building on yesterday’s gains.
Prairie cash wheat: Most Western Canadian cash prices drop
Surge in Canadian dollar weighed on Prairie cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies fell back for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.
Canary seed prices likely to be good in 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Prices for canary seed spiked to all-time new highs and then pulled well back as the Prairie winter set in, according to David Nobbs of Purely Canada Foods in Saskatoon. Nobbs explained prices were on a rollercoaster in 2021, starting out at around 30 cents per pound only to climb through the 30s […] Read more
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