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Processing capacity is not the issue
Markets, News, Prime cuts

Processing capacity is not the issue

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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Beef processing capacity and plant capacity utilization are two different subjects. So I have been fascinated in recent months how some in the U.S. beef industry have equated the two. Their argument is that temporary plant closures and slowdowns in April and early May revealed that the industry needs a lot more capacity, mostly through […] Read more
Beef cattle feeding in Ontario. (DebraLee Wiseberg/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Ontario’s beef set-aside AgriRecovery plan underway

Applications for first intake due Dec. 22

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A set-aside program has formally been launched to help Ontario’s 6,800-odd cattle producers maintain market-ready animals while Eastern Canada’s biggest beef slaughter plant remains closed. Federal and provincial officials on Monday announced applications are now open for the Canada-Ontario COVID-19 AgriRecovery Beef Emergency Feed Maintenance Initiative, with applications for the first intake period due by […] Read more
CME February 2021 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on technical setback

Hog futures up ahead of USDA data

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures eased on Monday, setting back on some mild technical selling after three days of gains, while hog futures edged higher, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled 0.2 cent lower at 114.65 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract hit its highest since Nov. […] Read more
Congratulations to Aspen Blake for winning the 2020 Canadian Gelbvieh Association scholarship.
News, Purely Purebred

News from the Canadian Gelbvieh Association

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News from the December 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is excited to announce that it will be organizing its first replacement heifer performance program at Olds College in Alberta to start February 2021. The objectives of the program will be to collect performance data through GrowSafe beef, docility scoring and reproductive efficiency data. If interested or for more information, please […] Read more
CME February 2021 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market rebound seen

Hog report expected to show smaller herd

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday, on expectations that the cash market would rebound from recent lows in the coming days. Traders also viewed a government report that showed cattle placements during November were down sharply from a year earlier as bullish. “The […] Read more
Dittmer: A framework and the lack of patience
Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Dittmer: A framework and the lack of patience

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

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NCBA’s task force subgroup on cash marketing released a proposal, A Voluntary Framework to Achieve Robust Price Discovery in the Fed Cattle Market, in October. The framework delineates both minor and major triggers, with weeks where either the negotiated trade or the packer participation does not meet their obligated targets designated as minor triggers. Three […] Read more
CME February 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 100-day moving average (red line) and January 2021 feeder cattle (pink line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Hogs weak despite big pork exports

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose to a two-week high on Thursday, their second straight day of gains, on technical buying, traders said. Hog futures were weaker despite signs of strong pork exports and firm demand from China. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled up 0.675 cent at 114.45 cents/lb. […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Guelph beef plant idled against COVID-19 outbreak

Cattle set-aside plan en route, BFO says

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Agrifood giant Cargill is temporarily halting production at its beef processing plant at Guelph, Ont. in the wake of a significant COVID-19 outbreak among employees. The company announced it would “begin the process to temporarily idle” the Dunlop Drive plant effective Thursday (Dec. 17). “This was a difficult decision for our team who are operating […] Read more
Infrastructure needs to be operational, keeping animals and people safe, no matter the task.
Features, Livestock

Weighing the value of permanent and portable livestock handling facilities

Functional equipment makes it easier to practice good stockmanship and keep people safe, whether the facilities are portable or stationary

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For some cattle producers, the choice of permanent or portable handling facilities is never considered. Feedlots and grow yards require a permanent infrastructure due to the number of cattle worked daily in a specific location. Sizeable cow-calf owners also require a structure to handle both the larger cows and the smaller calves. But with operation […] Read more

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