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Beef Market Update: Volatility in U.S. cattle markets contrasts gains in Canadian fat cattle prices

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After a decent start of better markets in terms of cash cattle, the futures market ended the week to the down side. dairy cattle. Read More After a decent start of better markets in terms of cash cattle, the futures market ended the week to the down side. dairy cattle. Earlier in the.

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Beef export market volatility a key driver of cattle markets in the year ahead

Real Agriculture

The Canadian cattle industry and the U.S. cattle industry are intertwined, perhaps unlike any other agriculture commodity in North America. Calves, cattle, and beef all move south — and north — depending on economics, demand, and the weather. beef market has a major impact on the Canadian market. Read More

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Beef Market Update: Steady cattle markets, big carcass weights, and beef import stats

Real Agriculture

There are reasons to feel some sustained optimism in cattle markets right now, as trade is holding steady while feed costs dip slightly, says Anne Wasko in this week’s Beef Market Update. Cattle prices held strong to steady this week in the more northern regions, which is good news, even if trade was quite light.

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Beef Market Update: Cattle markets steady, but with a sustained wide basis on decent supplies

Real Agriculture

There’s always something to cover in the beef and cattle markets, but this week marks a decidedly non-volatile week in trading. Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, brings an update from the south to the north and from beef prices to live weights in this episode of the Beef Market Update. The theme of.

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Beef Market Update: U.S cattle markets quiet while Canadian producers ride a price high

Real Agriculture

Cattle markets have been quiet throughout the American Midwest, with the choice market up from last week, but under where it was at the same time last year. The choice to select market is still under the five year average, according to Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. This is a good indication that.

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Beef Market Update: Quiet cash trade, heifer numbers, and the lowest cattle inventory since 1989

Real Agriculture

We know the Canadian cattle herd has been shrinking, but by how much? In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko shares the January 1, 2024 Canadian cattle inventory numbers and shares some context on not only what it means for the current beef and dairy cow herd, but also how the inventory breaks-down by. Read More

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Beef Market Update: The choice/select spread, heifer placements, and bred-cow prices

Real Agriculture

Markets in the U.S. experienced a bounce this week from the downward trend that they were on due to packers running smaller fed-cattle kills in the last few weeks. That support under the cutout has been supporting the cash markets. That support under the cutout has been supporting the cash markets.

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