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U.S. livestock: Hefty supplies push CME lean hogs to 10-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday sank to a 10-month bottom, and forged new contract lows, as abundant heavier animals continued to drag down cash prices, traders said. October closed 1.825 cents/lb. lower at 54.925 cents and posted a fresh contract low of 54.7 cents (all figures US$). December ended […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

A feedlot’s commitment to animal care

Canadian feedlot animal care assessment — Part 2

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A feedlot’s commitment to animal care evolves around four criteria: ensuring management and employees have access to the Canadian Beef Code of Practice, a written animal care policy, a self-assessment protocol and an emergency response plan. Each accounts for two out of the possible eight points for this section of an audit. The Canadian Beef […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock

JBS chiefs return to posts

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The CEO and board chairman of the world’s biggest beef exporting firm say they’ve received clearance from a Brazilian federal court to return to their positions, after being ordered off the job last week. Brothers Wesley Batista and Joesley Batista, the CEO and board chairman respectively at Brazilian meat packing giant JBS, were among several […] Read more
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Livestock, Reuters

Austrian government split on opposition to CETA

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Vienna | Reuters –– Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern’s opposition to a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada was countered by fervent praise for the deal from his deputy at a special parliamentary session on the issue on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada, negotiations for which have finished, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supplies drop CME lean hogs third straight session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday posted losses for a third straight session as plentiful supplies pressured cash prices, traders said. They said liquidation in other commodities led by the U.S. stock market selloff further weighed on CME lean hogs. October closed 2.675 cents/lb. lower at 56.75 cents and posted […] Read more
Preconditioning has paid off 
for Oliver Schunicht every year because the value of the weight gain on the calves has always been greater than his costs.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Pounds pay for preconditioning calves

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Tradition is sometimes blamed for the apparent lack of interest in preconditioning calves up to now. For Oliver Schunicht, however, tradition is the very reason he continues to precondition calves on his farm near Strathmore, Alta. “I’ve always preconditioned because I’m gathering 500 calves from seven or eight pastures and I can’t pull them off […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain again, hogs drift lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday rose for a second straight session, helped by more short-covering and technical buying after some contracts punched through technical resistance levels, traders said. October live cattle ended 1.3 cents/lb. higher at 105.7 cents (all figures US$). December closed 1.325 cents higher at 106.725[...]
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