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U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA surprise

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled by their respective daily price limits on Monday, declining two per cent or more in a selloff triggered by bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture data released after Friday’s session. Cattle gapped lower on their price charts at the opening of trading, before locking […] Read more

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Alberta lifts off-roading ban

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 21, 2016

Citing an outbreak of “wet and cool weather” across parts of the province, reducing the overall fire hazard, the Alberta government has lifted most of its restrictions on off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. The province lifted its OHV ban for “much of the province” except for its forest areas around Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray, […] Read more

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Cattle identification: Branding is back

By Debbie Furber May 20, 2016

Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia are the only provinces in Canada with cattle brand registries and associated brand inspection services, all of which have reported a surge in new brand registrations with the rising prices for cattle last year. Last spring, Bob Miller, general manager of Ownership Identification Inc. (OII) in British Columbia, noted a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

April U.S. cattle placed in feedlots at three-year high

By Theopolis Waters May 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed into U.S. feedlots in April jumped seven per cent from a year earlier, according to a government report on Friday, far exceeding most analysts’ forecasts. Feedlots were still operating at a loss, analysts said. But lower prices for young calves allowed feedlots to buy more of […] Read more

Atlantic salmon is one of the major species grown in aquaculture. (Troutlodge, Inc. photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Canada says GMO salmon safe for consumption

By Leah Schnurr May 19, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada approved a type of genetically modified salmon for sale, health officials said on Thursday, the first such animal to be cleared as safe for consumption in the country. The salmon was approved in the U.S. to be farmed for human consumption last year but has since been a source of […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selloff

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 18, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, led by declines in the front-month June contract on technical and fund selling that was linked to an expected slump in the cash hogs market, traders and analysts said. The June contract settled 1.525 cents lower at a one-week low of 81.225 cents/lb., […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on short-covering, beef gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 17, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures edged higher on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and short-covering tied to recent gains in wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. But cattle failed to surpass the one-month highs reached on Thursday, triggering concerns the rally that started at the end of April was running out […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market bounces off previous lows

By Jerry Klassen May 17, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5-$8 above week-ago levels with quality groups of steers selling for as much as $10 higher. Renewed optimism surfaced amongst feedlot operators as feeding margins appear to be moving above break-even pen closeout values. Auction markets that only had two or three major buyers at previous sales in spring […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly higher

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News May 17, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts landed in positive territory on Monday, after investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold June futures in a trading strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. June live cattle closed down 0.4 cent/lb. at 123.025 cents (all figures US$). August ended up 0.75 cent, […] Read more

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Activists press Olive Garden on antibiotics, worker pay

By Lisa Baertlein May 13, 2016

Los Angeles | Reuters — Dozens of activist groups, emboldened by recent policy shifts at major U.S. restaurants, are demanding Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants change its food and labour practices. Their sweeping agenda, part of a campaign called “Good Food Now,” includes calls for the nation’s largest full-service restaurant operator to strengthen its antibiotics […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA surprise

Alberta lifts off-roading ban

Cattle identification: Branding is back

April U.S. cattle placed in feedlots at three-year high

Canada says GMO salmon safe for consumption

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selloff

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on short-covering, beef gains

Klassen: Feeder market bounces off previous lows

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly higher

Activists press Olive Garden on antibiotics, worker pay

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