Reading Time: 3 minutes We are all trying to get factual information on the health, production and welfare of our herds. Sometimes it is hard to stay abreast of all the information. Publications like this one, and websites of the Beef Cattle Research Council, Canadian Cattle Association and provincial beef producers’ groups, can help with that. YouTube videos, if […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set two-week low
Lean hogs touch June low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures stumbled to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Wednesday, while lean hogs hit their lowest price since June. Drought prompted U.S. cattle producers to reduce their herds since last year by driving up feed costs and reducing the amount of pasture available […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Technical selling extends setback in CME lean hogs
Live cattle futures generally sideways
Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based selling drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lower on Tuesday, brokers said, as the market extended a recent setback. Most-active October lean hog futures fell 0.95 cent, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at 78.2 cents/lb. and touched their lowest price since July 3 (all figures US$). The contract […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling
Cattle futures also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest level in six weeks on Monday on technical selling and ample U.S. supplies, brokers said. The market has pulled back after rising on Aug. 1 to its highest price since March. “Hogs are doing what they do — trying to find […] Read more
Loan limits get beefed up
Reading Time: < 1 minute The provincial government is giving feeder association members more options to purchase and market livestock and to generate better cash flow for their operations. It is amending the Feeder Associations Guarantee Regulation. The changes raise individual and joint membership loan limits, excluding advances, to $3 million from $2 million. Cattle prices have increased 25 per […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall as packers’ profit margins in red
Lean hog futures show gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Friday, as cash cattle prices eased and packers continued to hemorrhage profits and remained reluctant to pay more for animals, analysts and traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures firmed as profit margins improved for pork processors. Limited cattle supplies kept a floor under the […] Read more
Wray family honoured for environmental stewardship
Irricana-area ranch earns ABP annual environmental award at Stampede Summit
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wray Ranch near Irricana is the 2023 winner of Alberta Beef Producers’ environmental stewardship award. The operation is a century farm that, from 1910 to 1998, was a mixed farming operation with mostly annual cropland and some native pasture. In 1998, Doug and Linda Wray took over the operation and changed directions slightly by […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs mixed
Cattle supply outlook overrides demand concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, buoyed by a round of technical support as the market remained near last week’s highs. Feeder cattle contracts also posted gains, while lean hog futures were mixed Traders said that tight supplies underpinned cattle futures prices despite demand concerns. CME August live […] Read more
Low emitting cow-calf farms move in step with profitability
The variability of the cow-calf sector means there are many levers to pull to increase financial, environmental sustainability, says researcher
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – A study benchmarking cow-calf profitability against greenhouse gas intensity suggests profitable farms tend to have lower emissions, but there’s a lot of room to work on both sides of the equation. “There’s a lot that we can do to provide support to producers who are willing to try things … and I […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle up on U.S. supply worries
CME lean hog futures sag
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures strengthened on Wednesday as tight U.S. supplies continued to support the market, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also advanced, while lean hog futures declined. The live cattle market is largely trading sideways in the most-active contract this week after finishing with strong gains on Friday, […] Read more
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