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CCA gears up for trade, animal health and BRM issues

From the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Nathan Phinney April 16, 2024

February and March have been very busy with provincial AGMs in Brandon, Toronto and Calgary. Saskatchewan got ahead of the rush and held its meeting in January. Our team enjoyed meeting producers in their respective provinces and discussing topics that are specific to their regions. We also had the board and staff attend the Canadian […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 16, 2024

Southern Alberta has received over 200 percent of normal precipitation over the past 30 days. Pen conditions are rated poor to very poor in the main feeding pockets of Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have received less than 40 per cent of normal while Central Alberta has normal to below normal precipitation.

Livestock, Markets

Bovine flu a reminder of risk management in markets

While recent price drops have limited options, cow-calf producers can still lock in a profit, says market analyst

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News April 15, 2024

The fundamentals still look strong for cattle prices, despite recent hiccups in the futures market, says a market analyst, but for those buying stockers, a little risk management can go a long way.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Technical selling, fund liquidation and demand concerns drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures to multi-month lows on Friday, analysts said.

Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

U.S. beef demand coming in stronger than anticipated

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen April 12, 2024

Beef demand appears to be stronger than expected in the first quarter of 2024. There is a higher probability that the economic momentum will continue into the second and third quarters before softening late in the October through December period. Consumer spending at U.S. grocery stores and restaurants was higher than expected during January. In […] Read more

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)

General, Livestock

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.

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

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

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.

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

Daily Network News

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

CCA gears up for trade, animal health and BRM issues

Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

Bovine flu a reminder of risk management in markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

U.S. beef demand coming in stronger than anticipated

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

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

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

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