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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, but up from session lows

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Tuesday, pressured by cash price pessimism that later improved, following unexpectedly better cash prices which lifted contracts from morning lows, traders said. Spot October closed 2.875 cents/lb. lower at 136.675 cents, but is currently down 0.675 cents, to 138.875, in electronic trading […] Read more
Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock
Beef Cattle, Research

Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock

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The federal government’s CIPARS program studies E. coli in healthy cattle entering packing plants and in retail ground beef. Its surveillance shows that resistance to antimicrobials of the highest importance in human health continues to be very rare in these samples, and multi-drug-resistant bacteria are even less common. The risk of consumers being exposed to […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response to news about a possible tie to red meat and cancer risk, traders said. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that eating processed meats can […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

The BSE decade

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Students of history often look back at previous decades to see what lessons were learned and how they can be applied to the present and future. So it’s instructive to look back at the past two decades involving the beef industries on both sides of the border. The E. coli crisis of the 1990s changed […] Read more
Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Beef producers applaud TPP Agreement

News Roundup from the October 26, 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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No one was happier about the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement than the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). The improved access alone promised in the agreement could double or even triple exports of Canadian beef to Japan, which amounted to $103 million in 2014. “This is really fantastic news for Canada’s beef producers,” says CCA […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak before USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed down slightly on Friday after investors tweaked positions in advance of Friday’s government’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts expect the report to show fewer cattle entered feedlots last month than in September 2014. “We were getting a bit over-bought and […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Thursday in anticipation of an increase in prices for market-ready (cash) cattle by Friday, traders said. Investors adjusted positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report. USDA will issue the monthly cold storage report on Thursday at 2 p.m. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs weaker

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Wednesday stirred by profit-taking and positioning before the sale of cash cattle as early as Thursday, traders said. Spot October closed 0.275 cent/lb. lower at 139.975, and December down 0.025 cent to 143.15 (all figures US$). February and April closed up 0.275 […] Read more

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