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Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Stabilizing or declining input prices working their way through the supply chain, FCC says

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.

File photo of cattle in a Kansas feedlot. (BeyondImages/E+/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, GFM Network News April 11, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Thursday, bolstered by technical trading and anticipated consumer demand going into the grilling season, analysts said.

File photo of cattle being rounded up at a southern Alberta ranch. (Design Pics/Getty Images)

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Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice

Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News April 11, 2024

The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.

Cows grazing in a Tennessee field. A Zinpro sales rep says supplementing cows year-round boosts performance and reproduction.

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Year-round mineral supplementation could improve beef cattle performance

University study shows increased reproductive performance

By Diana Martin April 11, 2024

Producers could optimize lifelong beef cattle health and performance by supplementing with organic trace mineral supplements, including in utero. Mark Gerber, Zinpro technical sales specialist and master farrier, explained the importance of nutrition and mineral supplementation to attendees at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Beef Day earlier this year. “When we talk about cow-calf nutrition, we […] Read more

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

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Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

North Carolina joins total states reporting outbreaks of avian influenza dairy herds

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 11, 2024

Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.

General, Livestock

Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News April 10, 2024

Several U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds.

Livestock, Markets

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

Cash prices fairly level; beef producers should look into risk management tools, analysts say

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News April 10, 2024

Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy herds in six states to date. The good news, said a cattle auction leader and market expert, is that cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.

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News from the Canadian Speckle Park Association

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar April 10, 2024

The Canadian Speckle Park Association would like to congratulate Mara Vogel and Shelby Peacock who are members of the Speckle Park Junior community. This February, they participated in the Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference, an event offering Saskatchewan’s 4-H members the chance to earn scholarships totalling $12,000. Approximately 60 youths between the ages of 15 and […] Read more

File photo of the facade of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C. (Camrocker/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels

Cancelation a 'major blow' to livestock sector, ag economist says

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News April 9, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling its July cattle inventory report as well as county-level estimates for crops and livestock, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, citing budget constraints.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, GFM Network News April 9, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Beef cattle

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice

Year-round mineral supplementation could improve beef cattle performance

Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

News from the Canadian Speckle Park Association

USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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