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Smoke rises from a wildfire southeast of Fort Nelson in northeastern B.C. on May 27, 2023. (Photo: B.C. Wildfire Service/Handout via Reuters)
Crops, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: A few small tweaks

Forecast issued May 28, covering the period from May 29 to 31

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The weather regime across southern and central Canada is currently being dominated by a large sprawling surface high over eastern regions with a slowly digging trough of low pressure over the West Coast. The flows around these two features have been producing warm summer-like conditions across the eastern Prairies with slightly cooler conditions as you […] Read more
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General, Markets

Pre-election reports analyze Alberta’s ag issues

Three reports focus on party histories, ag sector concerns, current platforms

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Alberta farmers’ concerns with provincial policy, and the two major parties’ stances on those concerns, are the subjects of a three-part analysis leading up to a provincial election on Monday. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy, a think tank operating out of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, says its three […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down 10 per cent on week

Feeder cattle down on corn rally

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures dropped to contract lows again on Friday, as poor demand for U.S. pork continued to depress prices. The losses heap more pain on producers who have struggled with weak prices for pigs and high costs for expenses such as feed and labour. “Producers are losing their […] Read more
Canada Beef at a 2022 hotel promotion with Marriott Hotel Kaohsiung in Taiwan. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Taiwan pledges full access for Canadian beef

Market to reopen in 'a couple weeks,' minister says

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Canadian beef exporters can expect to regain full market access to Taiwan within the next couple of weeks, Canada’s international trade minister said Thursday. Posting on Twitter Thursday from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers’ meeting in Detroit, Mary Ng said Taiwanese officials have confirmed the decision, which she hailed as “great news […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to contract lows

Cattle futures up with beef sales, tight supplies

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to contract lows on Thursday, as excess supplies and sluggish demand for U.S. pork fueled losses for a fifth consecutive session. Weak prices for pigs and high production costs continue to make it unprofitable to raise hogs, leading some analysts to project that producers will […] Read more
cow herd in aspen
Features, Livestock

Cows can control Canada thistle and brush

Managed grazing is one way to suppress aspen and thistles in your pasture

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Last fall, while driving through central Alberta and Saskatchewan, I saw pasture after pasture full of mature Canada thistle and aspen regrowth, which reduce available forage. Over the years, research has found that rotational grazing can help control these weedy outbreaks. The main reason for rotational grazing is to give plants a chance to regrow […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

FCC offers new credit line against ‘current economic environment’

Ag lender to waive loan processing fees

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Farm Credit Canada’s recent outreach to specific agrifood sectors hit by unusual environmental conditions has now extended to those hit by the broader “economic environment.” The federal ag lender on Tuesday said it will offer an unsecured credit line of up to $500,000 with loan processing fees waived, “to help producers, agribusinesses and agri-food operations […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling

Cattle trade sees pressure from rising corn futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Tuesday on technical selling as the market moved closer to values in the cash market, traders said. Cattle contracts also were lower, with traders noting pressure from strength in corn futures. Recent declines in both cattle and hogs have done little to spur a […] Read more

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