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L-R: Eric Bienvenue, Cargill manager Lui Paolini and Canada Beef executive vice-president Mark Klassen at Cargill facilities in Guelph, Ont.

Promoting the Canadian beef advantage

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

By Eric Bienvenue November 20, 2024

Fall is one of the busiest periods in the Canadian beef industry, and I’ve been fortunate to be able to experience this part of the cattle cycle first-hand. At the end of September, I toured Lethbridge County, home to some of Canada’s largest feedlots and situated near some of the country’s largest meat packers and processors, […] Read more

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

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market climbs another step

By Jerry Klassen November 19, 2024

For the week ending November 16, Western Canadian calves over 650 pounds were up $3-$6/cwt compared to seven days earlier. Calves under 650 pounds traded $4/cwt to as much as $10/cwt higher.

News, Reuters

Canadian red meat groups to open advocacy office in Beijing

By Geralyn Wichers November 18, 2024

The Canadian red meat sector will open an advocacy office in Beijing to grow and protect its Chinese market industry groups announced today.

Atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it is a deadly disease that often plagues cattle in feedlots, but the cause of this illness is largely a mystery.

Beef Cattle, Bovine Respiratory Disease, Livestock

Serotonin may be key to solving pneumonia puzzle in cattle

Data regarding serotonin with the human form of the disease could pave the way for research into AIP in cattle

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan November 18, 2024

Pen riders move through the feedlot corrals on horseback, watching the cattle with a sharp eye. They are looking for illness, weaving through the herd day after day. They hear the animal with atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it. There’s a rattle in the heifer’s breathing and loud grunting. When they locate the […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on technical selling

By Renee Hickman, Reuters November 16, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dipped Friday on technical selling and a lower pork cutout, while feeder cattle turned higher on strength in the cash market, traders said.

Livestock, News

McDonald’s to pay U.S. farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use

The company is partnering with Syngenta to pay some farmers who use corn with the trait

By John Greig November 15, 2024

A partnership between McDonald’s and Syngenta in the United States will pay beef producers to use Enogen corn, which will improve the feed efficiency of cattle and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs dip on profit-taking, wholesale meat prices

By Renee Hickman, Reuters November 14, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking following recent gains, according to analysts, while declining wholesale meat prices pressured both cattle and hogs.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs weaken on wholesale pork prices, Goldman roll

By Renee Hickman, Reuters November 13, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lost ground on Wednesday on weakness in the pork cutout, according to analysts, while cattle futures also retreated on falling wholesale prices.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading

By Renee Hickman, Reuters November 12, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News, Reuters

Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters November 12, 2024

The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Feeders

Promoting the Canadian beef advantage

Klassen: Feeder market climbs another step

Canadian red meat groups to open advocacy office in Beijing

Serotonin may be key to solving pneumonia puzzle in cattle

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on technical selling

McDonald’s to pay U.S. farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs dip on profit-taking, wholesale meat prices

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs weaken on wholesale pork prices, Goldman roll

U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading

Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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