Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Tuesday, seeing continued strength in the front months at the close while edging lower in the more deferred contracts.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday
Canadian beef exports expected to set record
Canada Beef outlines the top international markets where products were shipped around the world in the previous year
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada is expected to set a record year for beef export value in 2024. 2022 was a record and 2024 will behigher at more than $7 billion.
Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat
For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier. In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures boosted by strong beef prices
Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Wednesday, as rising beef prices underpinned the markets.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured
Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’
Transportation issues push up barley prices
As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
Rangeland sustainability program opens for new fiscal year
Eligible organizations can apply for funding prior to Oct. 16 deadline
Reading Time: < 1 minute Web brief on rangeland sustainability intake deadline on Oct. 16.
National Beef Strategy celebrates gains
The Canadian Beef Advisors, comprised of national beef organizations, is celebrating achieving many of the goals in the 2020-24 National Beef Strategy.
National Beef Strategy celebrates gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian beef groups are celebrating gains under the 2019-2024 National Beef Strategy.
Energy-free winter livestock waterer showcased at Ag in Motion
For those tired of sick of cutting ice and looking for a lower-cost alternative, Lee Smith has a solution. The Water Box is a livestock waterer producers can insert through the ice of a dugout, slough or slow-moving creek.