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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump with cash prices, pork demand

May. 22, 2014 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker prices for market-ready or cash hogs pegged to plant closures during the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, trader said. They also cited the relapse in wholesale pork prices. Grocers bought all the product they need to […]

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME hog futures

May. 22, 2014 at 1:47 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

May. 20, 2014 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Tight supply outlook rallies CME feeder cattle to new high

May. 20, 2014 at 1:27 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Demand heats up for available feeder cattle

May. 20, 2014 at 1:15 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Mexican beef packers approved to export to Canada

May. 16, 2014 at 6:40 pm CDT

Four processing plants in Mexico are the first to ship beef from that country to Canada under new export certificates finalized last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed. While Mexico’s agriculture secretariat (SAGARPA) announced in mid-February that CFIA has recognized Mexico’s federal inspection system as equivalent for beef […]

By Dave Bedard

Tight supplies drop U.S. April cattle placements

May. 16, 2014 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month fell five per cent from a year ago after prolonged drought in parts of the U.S. hurt crops, which led to fewer cattle for feedyards to draw from for fattening, a government report showed Friday. The […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain ahead of USDA report

May. 16, 2014 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained modestly on Friday as investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect the data to show cattle placements last month declined from April 2013 after several years of drought […]

By Theopolis Waters

West’s ranchers sending cattle out to pasture early

May. 15, 2014 at 5:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The late spring has prompted many Prairie cattle owners to put their animals on pasture weeks ahead of schedule, according to three industry watchers. “They are probably three weeks early (in Alberta) compared to when they should be turning them out,” said forage specialist Barry Yaremcio at […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures drop on cash price unease

May. 15, 2014 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Thursday, pressured by uneasiness about cash hog price direction amid ample supplies and slim packer margins, traders said. On Thursday, packers processed 413,000 hogs, 17,000 more than last week and up 8,000 from a year ago, the U.S. Department […]

By Theopolis Waters