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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up one per cent

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures gained one per cent and live cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday amid rising demand for animals, especially for grazing, traders and analysts said. Greening pastures in the Plains region boosted demand for lighter-weight cattle to feed on grass, with beef packers aggressively buying slaughter-weight cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

By Jon Herskovitz March 9, 2017

Austin | Reuters — Fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly two million acres of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches and left thousands of cattle and other livestock dead, officials said Thursday. Many of the grass fires grew rapidly on Monday due to dry weather and parched prairie land in the Texas […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Unleashing our growth potential

From the March 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling March 9, 2017

Those of us in agriculture understand the importance of the industry in terms of economic contribution to Canada’s GDP but oftentimes it seems that clout is overshadowed by other equally key industries. That’s why I was pleased to see agriculture featured prominently in the recent Advisory Council on Economic Growth report. The report, Unleashing the […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Paths seen open to post-TPP Pacific trade pact

By Antonio De la Jara, Rosalba O'Brien March 9, 2017

Santiago | Reuters — Countries that signed up for the failed trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will meet in Chile next week, seeking a way forward on a possible future regional deal, Chile’s head of international trade told Reuters. Representatives from the 12 countries that formed the TPP, plus China and South […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

By David Lawder March 8, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that substantial negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement likely will not get started until the latter part of this year and could take a year to complete. Ross, speaking to Bloomberg Television, said U.S. legal notification requirements with partners Mexico and […] Read more

"To me as a producer, the value of all this is about maintaining and hopefully increasing market share." – Les Johnston

Beef Cattle, Features

VBP helps keep beef in the game

No one has to participate in the verified beef program, but consumers and the food industry are starting to call the shots

By Lee Hart March 7, 2017

Les Johnston figures if he wants to continue to sell beef, and hopefully tap into top or higher-value markets, he needs to be able to show buyers as well as consumers he is doing a good job. The southern Saskatchewan rancher is a believer in the Canadian Verified Beef Production (VBP) program. He was doing […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Grading changes still on hold

By Gren Winslow March 7, 2017

On January 21 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published its proposed Safe Food for Canadians regulations for public comment. The overall aim is to streamline and tighten up on the regulation of Canada’s food supply. CFIA’s current food safety program is managed under 13 different regulations spread over five pieces of legislation covering nine […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

By Reuters March 7, 2017

Paris | Reuters — The U.S. has reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. A strain of low-pathogenic H5N2 avian flu […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Seasonal strong beef demand supports feeder market

By Jerry Klassen March 7, 2017

Wholesale beef values have experienced a significant rally over the past couple of weeks, which has spilled over into the fed cattle trade. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from week-ago levels. Despite the strength in the fed cattle and healthy margin structure, Western Canadian feeder cattle […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on technical selling

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News March 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Monday on profit-taking and technical selling, although losses were limited by firm wholesale beef prices and the discount of futures to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle closed down 0.425 cent/lb. to 115.55 cents, slipping below the contract’s 50-day moving average around […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up one per cent

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

CCA Report: Unleashing our growth potential

Paths seen open to post-TPP Pacific trade pact

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

VBP helps keep beef in the game

Comment: Grading changes still on hold

Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

Klassen: Seasonal strong beef demand supports feeder market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on technical selling

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