Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.
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U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market
Forage seed producers hold steady in changing industry
With nearly 40 years producing forage seed, the Siklenka family has seen some varieties fall in and out of favour, but other things remain the same
Forage seed production may not receive the attention of many other parts of the beef industry, but it plays a crucial role. Nathan Siklenka and his father, Darrel Siklenka, own and operate Siklenka Seed Farm together near Glaslyn, Sask. The farm has been in operation since 1985. Siklenka Seed Farm is well known for its […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.
Recent survey reveals uncertainty in public attitudes toward beef
The Canadian Cattle Association says a lack of public knowledge about farming underscores the need for farmers and ranchers to speak up
Social media, news articles and conversations around the dinner table don’t always have a positive story to tell about Canadian beef, but that may be rooted in uncertainty more than negativity. While people from every generation are questioning beef’s roles in diets, markets and the environment, recent public perception research done by the Canadian Cattle […] Read more
US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms
The Biden administration said today it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government's latest bid to contain outbreaks that have fueled concerns about human infections with the H5N1 virus.
Scotland reports case of mad cow disease
The Scottish government on Friday confirmed a case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, at a farm in the southwest of the country, the first British case of the disease in over two years.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.
Federal budget includes positives and negatives for beef industry
From the May 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The 2024 federal budget came down on April 16 and it’s clear our advocacy efforts are making a difference. In late March, the government announced the advanced payment program will have a $250,000 interest-free limit for the 2024 program year. We are also glad to see that the government will continue to review the advanced […] Read more
Auction mart report for the week of May 10, 2024
Regional market analysis, courtesy of Heartland Livestock in Virden. Man.
This last week saw 2,260 head through the ring at Heartland Livestock in Virden, Man., with 90 per cent of those cattle being feeders and 10 per cent calves. Forty per cent of cattle went to southern Alberta buyers, 30 per cent stayed local, 20 per cent headed east and 10 per cent to the […] Read more
Comment: What we know so far about the bovine flu
By the time our May issue hits your mailbox, the bovine influenza situation may have changed. Hopefully, it will have fizzled out by May, but the birds are still coming north. So, here’s what we knew as of April 18 about the bovine influenza A outbreak in the U.S. The disease was first noted in […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
