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The new Seaboard Triumph pork plant, which began operating Sept. 5 at Sioux City, is expected to process up to 10,000 hogs per day at full one-shift capacity. (SeaboardTriumphFoods.com)

Hog prices feeling weakness as new U.S. plants start up

By Dave Sims October 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian hog prices are feeling the effects of near record-high slaughter volumes in the U.S. During the week ended Sept. 30, over 2.5 million hogs were processed, up three per cent from the same week a year ago and the third largest kill on record over the last 30 years. According to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Most CME live cattle futures gain on spreads

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained modestly on Wednesday during a trading strategy known as bear spreading in which investors sold October futures and simultaneously bought deferred months. Some market participants used the spreads to avoid possible deliveries on Monday evening against the October contract. Profit-taking and uncertainty about this week’s […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Winter management for replacement heifers

Create a development plan that works for you

By Heather Smith Thomas October 4, 2017

Good management of heifers, especially during winter, can make a big difference in their success as cows. Dr. Bart Lardner, research scientist with the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) and adjunct professor in the department of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan says the traditional recommendation, for the past 40 years, has […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Quality counts

By Gren Winslow October 4, 2017

The final report of the 2017-18 National Beef Quality Audit is due out next March but Mark Klassen, the director of technical services for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association gave us a sneak peak at some of the preliminary results at this year’s beef industry conference. To call it an audit is a bit of a […] Read more

A bacon-wrapped pork chop. (PorkBeInspired.com)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day in a row on Tuesday, strengthened by upward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs and the morning’s firmer wholesale pork values, said traders. They said October futures led advances after investors actively bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred months, […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

Ticks join new world order in infectious disease

Though only two varieties exist, they are responsible for a wide range of diseases

By Dr. Ron Clarke October 3, 2017

By scientific estimate, ticks have been around for 100 million years. They represent the most famous blood-sucking arachnids, (eight-legged organisms). The world is now in unchartered territory when it comes to infectious diseases. Over the past century, the number of new infectious diseases cropping up each year has nearly quadrupled. The number of outbreaks per […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

“If You Talk the Talk, You Gotta Walk the Walk”

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon October 3, 2017

My August column focused on alternatives to current growth promoting technology. My general conclusion was that while there are alternatives on the market, they fail to achieve the same beneficial production responses as seen with implants, ionophores and prudent use of antibiotics. While I applaud and encourage continued research into new/alternative technology to promote production […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

By Tom Miles October 3, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying in the technically oversold market, said traders. They said funds helped accelerate market advances after contracts punched through technical resistance levels. October hogs, which will expire on Oct. 13, ended 1.85 cents/lb. higher at 57.25 cents, […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds values through volatility

By Jerry Klassen October 2, 2017

Buyers kept a respectful distance from the market early in the week. Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were lackadaisical due to the bearish sentiment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report. However, by Friday, all weight categories were trading steady with week-ago levels. Feedlot operators were bent upon ownership with an insatiable […] Read more

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Hog prices feeling weakness as new U.S. plants start up

U.S. livestock: Most CME live cattle futures gain on spreads

Winter management for replacement heifers

Comment: Quality counts

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

Ticks join new world order in infectious disease

“If You Talk the Talk, You Gotta Walk the Walk”

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs

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