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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain complex

Downside expected in new-crop barley prices

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $2 higher on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $353-$357/cwt delivered last week, up from the average price of $348/cwt delivered seven days earlier. Strength in the fed cattle market continues to support the […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Japan lifts last of BSE-era restrictions off Canadian beef

Canadian processed beef regains access to Japan

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The last of Japan’s import restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products stemming from the BSE crisis has been lifted, allowing access for Canadian further-processed beef. Canada’s federal agriculture department announced Monday that Japan has reopened to imports of “processed” Canadian beef — just days ahead of a significant reduction in Japan’s tariffs on imports […] Read more
Study finds ergot has little effect on bull breeding soundness
Beef Cattle, Livestock, News Roundup

Study finds ergot has little effect on bull breeding soundness

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A study at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has found that bulls can eat feed contaminated by ergot alkaloids without it severely affecting their reproductive health.  Vanessa Cowan, who conducted the study at WCVM, says they decided to conduct this study after producers expressed concern that ergot in their feed […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures recover after ‘complete downhill slide’

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Friday as the market recovered after sliding to life-of-contract lows this week. The market was due for a bounce as losses were overdone, brokers said. “We’ve been on just about a complete downhill slide,” said Karl Setzer, brokerage research lead at Mid-Co […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China agrees to resume imports of Brazilian beef

Beijing authorizes four new Brazilian plants

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Beijing/Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Efforts by the Brazilian government to lift a month-long ban on beef exports to China paid off on Thursday, as Beijing agreed to resume imports while also approving four new beef packers based in Brazil, according to authorities in both countries. China’s General Administration of Customs approved the resumption of […] Read more
calves on pasture
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Calving records support decision-making

Start simple by tracking two or three things to help make decisions when it’s time to pick replacements or cull the herd

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Late March and early April come around for another year and on many farms in Western Canada, the chaos of calving ensues. In the wet and slushy weather of early spring, producers often find themselves wandering in the dead of night, breath still billowing in front of them, to check on a calving cow. The […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle market pulls feeders upward

Feedlots becoming more current with production

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling and calf markets were quoted steady to $5 higher on average. Strength was noted in southern Alberta. In the Lethbridge area, prices for lighter flesh replacements were up as much as $10 from seven days earlier. Larger supplies of backgrounded cattle are coming on the market at this […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market scaling fresh heights

Heifer retention expected in U.S. this spring

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $5 to as much as $10 higher. Replacements in the 650- to 800-lb. category were up $6-$12; calves under 650 lbs. were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Lightweight calves were hard to come by last week. Weather may have been a factor. Many factors contributed […] Read more
Cattle herd poised to expand while economy cools
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Cattle herd poised to expand while economy cools

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: A small change in supply has a large influence on the price

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Several studies from universities in Canada and the U.S. analyze the financial returns for feedlot operations. Feeding cattle is a pure competitive market. One characteristic of a pure competitive market is that the margins drop to the least-cost producer. In the long run, the margins are negative. Two other characteristics are unique to the cattle […] Read more
Recent research from the University of Alberta finds that adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing can speed the carbon cycle.
Cow-Calf, News Roundup, Research

AMP grazing speeds carbon cycling, researchers say

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A new paper published by the University of Alberta discusses how adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing can increase soil nutrient availability, soil bacteria and fungi and quicken the carbon cycle. The lead researcher on this paper, Upama Khatri-Chhetri, has been involved with many different projects at the university looking at the benefits of AMP grazing. For […] Read more

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