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CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged higher while hog futures eased slightly on Thursday as traders awaited the release of two key U.S. government reports. The U.S. Agriculture Department reports, released after the market closed, showed that the U.S. hog herd was slightly lower than analysts were expecting, at 102 per […] Read more
CME February 2019 lean hogs with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of two key U.S. government reports due on Thursday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its monthly cattle on feed report and its quarterly hogs and pigs report […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages in light and dark red respectively. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selling, cattle rebound

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday led by the actively traded February contract, which hit a 4-1/2-week low on pressure from its premium over cash hog prices. Ample hog and pork supplies weighed on nearby futures contracts, while losses in deferred months were […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market bounces off recent lows

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 higher while calf markets strengthened by $4-$8. Southern Alberta experienced winds of extreme nature over the past few weeks, which caused buyers to shy away from the market; however, with year-end right around the corner, pent-up demand stepped forward with a vengeance in […] Read more
This file photo shows a rack of blood samples being tested for bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand dairy cattle. (Lakeview_Images/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Six more cattle herds to be tested in TB probe

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated, Dec. 20 — Cattle from four more herds in British Columbia and two in Alberta are now being tested for bovine tuberculosis as officials probe the country’s latest domestic case of the disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday reported the six herds are now under “movement controls” while TB testing is underway. […] Read more
CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on technical selling

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third straight session on Monday as technical selling and profit-taking dragged prices to a 4-1/2-week low. Another steep sell-off in equities markets also stoked concerns that meat demand may not meet earlier expectations over the coming months. “Today we sucked more futures […] Read more
Rudy and Leslie Reimer of Watersong Farms.
Guide Business, Livestock

Making a splash

Starting their on-farm fish enterprise proved way more challenging, and way more rewarding, than the Reimers ever expected

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Reading Time: 9 minutes It’s been 10 years since Country Guide readers first met Rudy and Leslie Reimer. They had just started their journey into aquaculture, and admit that in those early years it felt like they were swimming against the current. The tide has turned. What have they learned about building a new on-farm business? How did they […] Read more
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Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Merck bolsters animal health unit with Allflex deal

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Merck and Co. said on Friday it will buy privately-held French company Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for livestock, for about 2.1 billion euros (C$3.19 billion) to bolster its fast-growing animal health business. The move affirms the drugmaker’s commitment to the business, which Wall Street analysts have long seen value in […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock, Reuters

U.S. House approves farm bill without tighter food stamps criteria

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the farm bill on Wednesday, capping months of acrimonious debate to finalize the legislation funding the nation’s US$867 billion food and agriculture programs. The bill, which passed by a vote of 369 to 47, will be submitted to President Donald Trump for his signature into […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit six-week high on technical buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose sharply for the second straight session on Wednesday, reaching a six-week high, on technical buying and expectations that beef packers would pay higher prices for cattle this week, traders said. Cattle futures had declined earlier on Tuesday before turning higher and then surpassing the previous session’s […] Read more

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