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May 18, 2012
Canada Cattle Report: Showlists Current; Beef Exports Sluggish
Technical price levels improved last week as the Canadian dollar retracted and cattle futures rebounded.

May 18, 2012
Beef Talk: There Is Room for More Cows
One advantage of keeping records is the ability to look back in time. Time changes everything, but that everything may be big for some and small for others.
May 18, 2012
CME Soybean Complex Market Recap: Further Weakness In China
July Soybeans finished down 33 at 1405, 33 3/4 off the high and equal to the low. November Soybeans closed down 18 1/2 at 1288.

May 18, 2012
CME Wheat Market Recap: July Surges Up 37 Cents; Weather Concerns
July Wheat finished up 37 1/2 at 695 1/4, 2 1/4 off the high and 42 3/4 up from the low. December Wheat closed up 31 1/4 at 720.

May 18, 2012
CME Corn Market Recap: Less Than Perfect Weather; 2nd Guessing Record Yield
July Corn finished up 10 1/2 at 635 1/2, 3 off the high and 16 up from the low. December Corn closed up 8 3/4 at 537.

May 18, 2012
CME Recap Cattle Market: Higher Beef & Cash Prices
June cattle surged higher ahead of the USDA Cattle-on-Feed report as a jump in beef prices today helped restore confidence that cash cattle could trade steady/firm this week and could remain in a small uptrend into mid-June.

May 18, 2012
Sheep Industry: Attacks Against USDA's Wildlife Services
In May, animal rights organizations launched a media and internet campaign demanding that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack end lethal control at the Wildlife Services (WS) agency.

May 18, 2012
Cattle Trade: Sales $3.00-4.00 Higher
Trading is moderate to active in the Southern Plains Friday on good demand.  Compared to last week, live sales are 3.00 higher at mostly 123.00. 

May 18, 2012
Beef & Pork: Variety Meats, Tallows, Proteins & Hides
Trading on beef variety meats continued to be light this week.  Most reported trades indicated that packers were willing to take lower money in order to move products out of their freezer.


May 18, 2012
Beef Report: LFTB plant closings; Prices Up
Boxed beef cutout values were higher on moderate demand and light to moderate offerings.
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