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Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

By Rod Nickel September 22, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — The closure of one of Canada’s biggest cattle feedlots is likely to depress prices of young cattle and the grains used to fatten them, and may increase sales to the U.S., industry officials say. Alberta-based Western Feedlots said Wednesday it will shut feeding operations early in 2017, citing poor market conditions […] Read more

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

Beef Cattle, Canola, Livestock

China now taking Canadian bone-in beef

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 22, 2016

China’s premier has announced the country will accept bone-in Canadian beef from cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs) starting today, according to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The expanded access is expected to add another $10 million per year in exports to China in the short term, the CCA said, given that Canada’s beef cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

China to conditionally lift ban on some U.S. beef

By Reuters September 22, 2016

Beijing | Reuters –– China has conditionally lifted an import ban on some shipments of U.S. boneless beef and beef on the bone, the country’s agriculture ministry and quality watchdog said on Thursday. The lifting of the ban applies to imports of beef from animals under 30 months old (UTMs), according to a statement posted […] Read more

Features, Livestock

Not all lameness is foot rot

Animal Health: Two things need to be present for foot rot to occur

By Heather Smith Thomas September 21, 2016

Foot rot is an infectious disease that causes swelling, pain, heat and inflammation in the foot, resulting in severe lameness that appears suddenly. The opportunistic pathogens require a break in the skin, however, to enter the foot. The main bacterium we deal with is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Importance of diagnosis Lameness may be from a nail […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

By Rod Nickel September 21, 2016

Reuters — One of Canada’s biggest cattle feeding operations, Western Feedlots, said Wednesday it will close feeding operations after marketing the cattle it currently owns, due to poor market conditions. Closure of Western’s feeding operations, likely early in 2017 once its current cattle are sold, will make it more difficult for ranchers to find markets […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada seek to win over CETA doubters with declaration

By Reuters September 21, 2016

Vienna/Brussels | Reuters — Canada’s trade minister and the European Union’s trade chief sought Wednesday to overcome the doubts of Austria and other EU members over a planned EU-Canada free trade deal, with a declaration spelling out the limits of the contentious pact. Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaking in Vienna, said the legally binding […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Subway to ramp up Canadian meat sourcing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 20, 2016

One of the biggest fast-food players operating in Canada has pledged to lock in Canadian suppliers for some of its Canadian stores’ meat supplies by the end of 2016. The U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway said Tuesday it has now introduced “Canadian-raised” ham, turkey and shaved steak at its Canadian restaurants and is “committed” to sourcing […] Read more

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Immunostimulant Zelnate cleared for Canada

Animal Health: News Roundup from the September 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 20, 2016

Bayer HealthCare Animal Health’s Zelnate DNA Immunostimulant introduced in the U.S. last fall is now approved and available in Canada. It is the first of its kind among a new generation of products for cattle that kick-start the innate immune system when given at the time, or within 24 hours, of a disease challenge. According […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen September 20, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $5 higher over the past week largely due to stronger U.S cattle markets. Alberta packers were relatively quiet but fed cattle prices in the U.S. southern Plains jumped US$5, reaching US$110. This sudden reversal caused Canadian feedlot operators to hold out for higher prices and the positive […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell three per cent or more on Monday, with many contracts reaching lifetime lows on pressure from robust hog supplies and technical selling, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, weighed down by profit-taking after cattle earlier hit multi-week […] Read more

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

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

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

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Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

China now taking Canadian bone-in beef

China to conditionally lift ban on some U.S. beef

Not all lameness is foot rot

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

EU, Canada seek to win over CETA doubters with declaration

Subway to ramp up Canadian meat sourcing

Immunostimulant Zelnate cleared for Canada

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

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