Insights and Stories of Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Stronger loonie weighing on feeder cattle

Dec. 29, 2009 at 11:59 pm CST

Dec. 28 — The Canadian dollar has been trading in a range of US92-98 cents since October and the market is now at the upper end of this range. When a market trades in a range for a long period of time and then breaks out of this range, there […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices softer

Dec. 21, 2009 at 6:47 pm CST

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Klassen: Extreme temperatures temper feeder demand

Dec. 15, 2009 at 4:07 pm CST

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Klassen: feeder cattle prices continue under pressure

Dec. 8, 2009 at 2:03 pm CST

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Klassen: Larger supplies anticipated in Canada, U.S.

Dec. 1, 2009 at 6:22 pm CST

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Klassen: Feeder cattle exports way down

Nov. 23, 2009 at 6:41 pm CST

Nov. 23 — Feeder cattle markets were steady to $2 lower in Western Canada for the week ending Nov. 20. Margins for the finishing feedlot remain deep in red ink and there is very little buying enthusiasm among feedlot managers these days. The fed cattle market in Alberta traded in […]

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Klassen: Supplies weighing down feeder market

Nov. 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm CST

Nov. 17 — According to CanFax, the number of feeder cattle placed in Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlots during January through October was 1.682 million head, which is down 5.3 per cent from 1.776 million head for the same timeframe in 2008. Canadian feeder cattle exports to the U.S. for the […]

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Klassen: Enthusiasm hits feeder market

Nov. 10, 2009 at 3:21 am CST

NEW FEATURE: Jerry Klassen, an independent commodity trader well known to readers of Canadian Cattlemen and the Cattleman’s Corner section in Grainews for his analysis of the livestock markets, now brings a new weekly column on cattle markets to AGCanada.com and its affiliated sites. Nov. 9 — U.S. feeder prices […]

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