Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

Early days

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Angela Lovell

Hogs, Soybeans

Definitely the road less travelled

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Ralph Pearce

Guide Business, Livestock

The way it happens

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Angela Lovell

Must Reads

• Guide Business, Hogs

  The look of leadership

  If Japan starts handing out honourary citizenships, you better believe Ray Price will be on their short list. Already, the…

  April 22, 2019

• Guide Business, Livestock

  The two sides of Denmark

  Two farmers; two philosophies. Jorgen Popp Peterson and Mogens Dall are hog farmers in southern Denmark. Both are 55 years…

  April 5, 2019

• Crops, Guide Business, Livestock

  Partnership boom

  Since its launch about two years ago, the company formed by grain farmers Richard and Annette Arnold and their son…

  April 1, 2019

• Guide Business, Livestock

  All for one

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  March 20, 2019

• Fruit/Vegetables, Guide Business, Livestock

  Travel plans

  After catching the travel bug before they were old enough to drive, Alex and Jordan McKay made seeing the world…

  March 8, 2019

• Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

  Land at $75,000 per acre

  The newest province of the Netherlands, Flevoland, is flatter than the Canadian Prairies. There isn’t a tree, building or windmill…

  March 1, 2019

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

By Tom Polansek 14 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. food safety and the health of plant workers will be at risk from new federal rules that allow meat companies to slaughter hogs as fast as they want and shift the role of government inspectors, food and environmental advocates said on Tuesday. The warnings about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures top one-month peaks

By Tom Polansek 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures jumped to their highest prices since August on Wednesday as traders predicted that cash prices will also increase. October live cattle futures closed up 1.025 cents at 100.375 cents/lb. at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). October feeder cattle advanced 1.1 cents to 138.4 cents/lb. […] Read more

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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

By Jerry Klassen 1 day ago

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4-$6 lower on average; calves were down $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. U.S. feeder cattle markets were also down $5-$8 from seven days earlier. The extended period of negative feeding margins appears to be taking a toll on the feeder market. […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — The Canadian hog market may be at its seasonal lows, but tightening worldwide supplies should underpin values over the next few months. “We’re at a seasonal time of year when prices move lower,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, pointing to higher U.S. slaughter numbers and a slowdown in North American […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Tuesday, with the most-active contract dropping by the daily maximum, due to weak cash prices and technical selling, traders said. Pork cutout values eased for carcasses, loins, bellies and other products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. December lean hog futures dropped the daily […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig virus that […] Read more

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General, Hogs, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

By Andrew Galbraith 6 days ago

Shanghai | Reuters — China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs on U.S. goods, including pork and soybeans, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Friday, in the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before a new round of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war. The United States and China have both […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

By Tom Polansek 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed by an expanded daily limit on Friday as China said it would exempt U.S. pork from additional tariffs imposed during its trade war with the United States. The exemptions raised hopes for Chinese buying and were seen as the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek September 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed the daily exchange-imposed limit on Thursday on increasing expectations for Chinese buying as the world’s two largest economies prepared for talks aimed at breaking the logjam in their trade war. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will temporarily expand the trading limit to 4.5 cents on Friday […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

By Tom Polansek September 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures shot higher on Wednesday on short covering and technical buying as the market extended a rebound from a nine-year low this week. CME October live cattle futures ended up 2.35 cents at 98.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The market has climbed since October live cattle […] Read more

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