Livestock Production & Management

Owen Fijala of Manitoba was only 16 years old when he set his sights on dairy farming.

Early days

How young is too young to make major farm decisions? Meet Owen Fijala, and get ready to rethink your assumptions

By Angela Lovell June 12, 2019

Just like any farm kid, Owen Fijala grew up helping out on the family grain farm near Manitou in south-central Manitoba. Things got a bit different, though, when he got a part-time job helping out a neighbouring beef farmer and he began to get interested in livestock production as well. He’d kept his eyes open, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders said a rally the previous day looked overdone in the face of large supplies. Feeder cattle futures also weakened, while live cattle futures closed higher. Hog futures pulled back after climbing on Monday, when traders were relieved that U.S. President Donald Trump had […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

By GFM Network News June 10, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average while calves were down $3-$5 depending on the region. Weakness in the fed cattle market continues to spill over into the feeder complex, as margins drift further into red ink. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $245-$246 delivered […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

By Tom Polansek June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday as traders were relieved President Donald Trump had called off plans to impose tariffs on imports of Mexican goods, which means no retaliatory duties by Mexico on U.S. products like pork. Live cattle futures rose by the daily price limit. Traders remained on edge about […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Futures end week on sour note

By P.J. Huffstutter June 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Friday, pressured by fears that Mexico, a key importer of both U.S. beef and pork, will retaliate against President Donald Trump’s plans to roll out tariffs on imports from Mexico next week. The trade worries come as U.S. supplies of both hogs […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Corn rally drags on feeder cattle futures

By P.J. Huffstutter June 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A rally in corn prices sent feeder cattle futures sliding on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, while deferred live cattle futures inched upward earlier in the day on signs of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures were choppy early, as weather forecasts across the U.S. Midwest continued to show a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally on corn futures slump

By P.J. Huffstutter June 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures continued to rally on Wednesday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. The burgeoning U.S.-Mexico trade fight pressured Chicago Board of Trade corn futures, despite a Reuters report that corn has been excluded from […] Read more

“If we stay together as a unit and focus on that common vision of where we can get to, we will eventually get there,” says Brett Israel, here with grandfather Carl and father Jamie.

Hogs, Soybeans

Definitely the road less travelled

Taking to organic in crops and in hogs takes trust, vision and teamwork

By Ralph Pearce June 5, 2019

Brett Israel is looked upon as a young, entrepreneurial producer with one eye firmly fixed on the road ahead, while honouring and respecting those who have come before him. It can be a bit of a tightrope walk for Israel, whose family has been farming on the same concession in Wellington County for six generations. […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

By Reuters June 5, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs agents […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China to ramp up inspections on all Canadian meat imports

By GFM Staff June 4, 2019

Customs agents in China now plan to open all containers of inbound Canadian meat and meat products and will inspect up to 100 per cent of their contents, Reuters reported Tuesday. The news agency quoted a notice from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada which said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been informed of the boost […] Read more

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

GFM Network News

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

Livestock — page 2

Early days

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

U.S. livestock: Futures end week on sour note

U.S. livestock: Corn rally drags on feeder cattle futures

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally on corn futures slump

Definitely the road less travelled

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

China to ramp up inspections on all Canadian meat imports

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