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U.S. livestock: COOL news weighs on CME live cattle, hogs

Dec. 7, 2015 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday, partly led by the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ruling against the U.S. in a meat-labeling dispute, said traders. Canada and Mexico may impose tariffs worth $1 billion onto U.S.-traded products, a WTO panel ruled on Monday, as […]

WTO dials back Canada’s COOL retaliation

Dec. 7, 2015 at 2:17 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Beef price retreat pares CME live cattle gains

Dec. 4, 2015 at 3:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall again with cash prices

Dec. 3, 2015 at 3:51 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Feed was ‘most plausible’ source of BSE in Case 19

Dec. 3, 2015 at 4:50 am CST

By Staff

Klassen: Feeder cattle stabilize near annual lows

Dec. 2, 2015 at 8:42 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5 lower to $5 higher relative to week-ago levels. The market was quite variable across the Prairies, with eastern markets coming under more pressure comparable to southern Alberta. Feedlot operators and backgrounding farmers that were holding back on purchases earlier in the fall were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell as much as 2.5 per cent on Monday, with both live and feeder cattle contracts posting their largest daily declines in two weeks on ample supplies and expectations for improved weather in the southern Plains. Snow, ice and rains slowed movement of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle up for week, first time since October

Nov. 27, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, capping their first weekly gain in five weeks as wintry weather across the central U.S. slowed the movement of cattle to market. Storms from New Mexico to Illinois that brought ice, snow and pounding rain caused […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

Nov. 25, 2015 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Wednesday, lifted by stabilizing cash prices and ideas the market may have bottomed out after hitting six-year lows earlier this month. Live cattle futures and feeder cattle also were higher in light-volume trading at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

Nov. 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm CST

Alan Paton stated when men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. The feeder cattle market is contending with a negative round of feeding margins over the next few months, which continues to result in weaker values. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices […]

By Jerry Klassen