Reading Time: 2 minutes Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Importance placed on cow herd size questioned
Some in the cattle sector don’t think policy should focus on expanding herd; others say fewer cows limit check-off revenue
Reading Time: 3 minutes The number of cows in the provincial herd is not necessarily the best measure of a successful industry, yet that is the focus of public policy, says the Sask. Stock Growers Assoc.
Feed Grain Weekly: Farmers still waiting on pasture
Buying activity at feedlots continue to be strong
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is still some buying activity at feedlots despite some cattle already being put out to pasture for the summer months, according to Susanne Leclerc at Edmonton-based Market Master Ltd.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still in demand at feedlots
Barley prices to stay put for now: trader
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley is still in demand at feedlots in Lethbridge, but prices will remain steady for the time being, according to a Saskatoon-area trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: More barley acres possible despite less demand
Trade wars could make more room for cereals
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's trade wars with the United States and China could create an opportunity for more barley acres in Western Canada.
Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
Reading Time: 2 minutes The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.
Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.
FCC to offer beef heifer replacement loans
Loan program for those wanting to build, maintain herds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle producers wanting to expand or maintain herds — in a time of nationwide herd contraction — are the expected beneficiaries for a new loan program from Farm Credit Canada. FCC on Tuesday announced what it calls the Replacement Heifer Program, consisting of a loan with a maximum loan life of seven years and a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease off contract highs
Chicago lean hog values retreat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits, one day after the benchmark April contract set a life-of-contract high and the U.S. Agriculture Department reported a three per cent year-on-year drop in the size of the U.S. cattle herd. CME April live cattle […] Read more
Prairies’ dry weather may stem U.S. cattle stampede north
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Parched pastures and crops in Western Canada are driving up cattle-feeding costs, and farmers and analysts expect the changing economics to stem a recent stampede of U.S. cattle being brought over the border. Canada imported 65,035 head of cattle from the U.S. from January through June, nearly double the pace of […] Read more
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