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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs at three-week high on fund buying, spreading

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to a three-week high on Tuesday, extending gains from recent days on speculation prices would rise higher next month and on calendar spreading, traders and analysts said. Live cattle were narrowly lower and feeder cattle futures slightly higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in technically driven […] Read more
Student Chris Solecki pilots one of the school’s drones.
Features, Livestock, Machinery

Are you ready for a drone?

In today’s world unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones are used for everything from small indoor toys to delivering military weapons or managing cattle

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Drones are a relatively inexpensive way to locate cattle in big pastures so you know where to ride and start gathering. John Church, an associate professor in the natural resource sciences department of Thompson Rivers University at Kamloops, B.C., an area with semi-arid grassland, forested range and many large ranches, says some ranchers in this […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as cash prices seen rising

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday as profitable packer margins and firm beef prices fueled expectations that cash cattle would trade at higher prices this week. December live cattle finished up 1.25 cents/lb. at 119.825 cents after holding chart-based support at the 50-day moving average around 118.675 (all […] Read more
Another BSE irritant bites the dust
Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Another BSE irritant bites the dust

Trade: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Anyone dinged with discounts on cull cows headed to the U.S. because they couldn’t document the animal was born after March 1, 1999, will have reason to rejoice over an easing of this export policy last month. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has long argued that it no longer makes sense to require the individual age […] Read more
We’re sure that’s Ontario beef
Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

We’re sure that’s Ontario beef

Identification: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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It sounds like something straight out of a CSI episode and in some ways it is. Oritain, a New Zealand company specializing in scientific traceability to fight food fraud, is seeking a distinct fingerprint for Ontario beef. Both Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and the Ontario Independent Meat Processors (OIMP) have invested in the project. […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Winter weather weighs on feeder complex

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. However, quality features played a larger role in the price structure. Buyers shied away on fleshier yearlings which is often the case when margins move into negative territory. It’s that time of year when thicker coats can be somewhat misleading and buyers pulled […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday were weakened by profit-taking during a shortened session following the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday. CME livestock markets closed early at 12:15 p.m. CT and will resume on Monday at 8:30 a.m. CT. Technical selling, and potential cattle supply growth ahead, further weighed on […] Read more
Bobby Farias.
Beef Cattle, Features

Ranching, Kauai style

The Kunoa cattle ranch runs 2,000 cow-calf pairs on 4,000 acres of grassland

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In the rain shadow of one of the wettest spots in the world, at 39 feet of rain per year, is the Kunoa cattle ranch on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is one of the many ranches statewide that ship some 70,000 head of cattle each year to Canada and the U.S. mainland. However, […] Read more
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Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Olymel plugs over $52M into poultry processing

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The meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s biggest agrifood co-operative has earmarked over $52 million for poultry plant upgrades and construction in Ontario and Quebec. La Coop federee’s Olymel division in the past week has announced over $30 million for plant upgrades and the purchase of a second facility at Brampton, Ont., $14 million […] Read more

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