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Worker shortfall a three per cent hit for farms: Study

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Having the Canadian economy’s highest job vacancy rate has cost the country’s primary ag sector three per cent of its value, new research shows. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council on Tuesday released labour market information (LMI) research which, based on data for 2014, pegged primary agriculture’s annual farm cash receipt losses at $1.5 billion, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm, but off recent peak

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished moderately higher on Wednesday as the steep climb in wholesale beef values fueled expectations for strong cash prices by Friday, traders said. Futures hit a 4-1/2-month peak but pared gains on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on […] Read more
Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, south Bali, Indonesia. (CIA.gov)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Australia, Indonesia renew push for trade deal

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Sydney | Reuters — Australia and Indonesia on Wednesday said they would formally resume long-stalled negotiations aimed at sealing a bilateral trade agreement between the often uneasy neighbours within 18 months. Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo and Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong said in a joint statement talks would resume in May after a […] Read more
Ranching for beef and species at risk
Features, Livestock

Ranching for beef and species at risk

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The expansiveness of the native prairie landscape in southern Saskatchewan is in reality an illusion because at tops it’s only 21 per cent of the original grassland area at the time of settlement. Generations of ranching families have conserved vast tracts of native grasslands that may have otherwise been turned over to crops or lost […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Surging beef prices push CME live cattle higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a recent surge in wholesale beef prices that stirred optimism for cash prices later this week, traders said. April futures ended 1.425 cents/lb. higher at 140.725 (all figures US$). June closed up 1.5 cents/lb. at 130.325 after peaking at […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

International dairy prices, volumes fall at auction

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Wellington | Reuters –– International dairy prices fell overnight at the fortnightly GlobalDairyTrade auction, despite market expectations that prices might rise. Fonterra’s GlobalDairyTrade Price Index dipped 2.9 per cent, with an average selling price of $2,190 per tonne, in the auction held on Tuesday (all figures US$). A total of 20,406 tonnes was sold at […] Read more
Dave Solverson
CCA reports, Livestock

CCA Report: It’s been an honour!

From the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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This is my last opportunity to reach out to producers from this column as president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). I’d like to thank Canadian Cattlemen magazine for providing this space. I know the column has been well read; as I travel across Canada producers often refer to what we’ve said here. I was […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly firm

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Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Monday, after investors sold April and simultaneously bought deferred months in a strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. April ended 0.5 cents/lb. lower at 139.3. June closed up 0.275 cent/lb. to 128.825 and August finished 0.4 cent higher at 123.6 […] Read more
A town square in Aguas Calientes, near Machu Picchu in southern Peru. (CIA.gov)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Peru lifts trade barriers to U.S. beef

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Washington, D.C. | Reuters — Peru has agreed to lift its remaining safety barriers to U.S. beef exports, further opening one of the fastest-growing markets in Latin America to U.S. ranchers, Obama administration officials said Monday. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the agreement with Lima will remove certification requirements […] Read more

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