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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 29, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, hit by profit-taking after gaining five days in a row driven by potential supply shortages as inclement weather moves across the U.S. Plains, traders said. Wintry weather typically slows down cattle weight gains while creating problems for employees and livestock to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Wintry blast cuts both ways in U.S. cattle country

By Theopolis Waters December 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A major winter storm rolling across the U.S. Plains on Monday disrupted transportation of cattle to beef packing plants in sections of the region, said experts. However, they said, the rough weather supported cattle and wholesale beef prices struggling against abundant overall meat supplies and heavyweight animals. The storm, dubbed Goliath, […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Bounce in fed cattle supports feeders

By Jerry Klassen December 28, 2015

Feeder cattle prices ended the year on a soft tone, trading steady with week-ago levels. Most auction barns were in holiday mode, resulting in minimal sales across the Prairies. Christmas couldn’t come soon enough for feedlot operators and the bounce in the live cattle futures early in the week was a refreshing gift. This past […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched gains for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, fuelled by the recent rise in wholesale beef prices in anticipation of tight near-term supplies, traders said. CME livestock futures closed at noon CT in observance of the Christmas holiday. Spot December settled 2.5 cents/lb. higher […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Machinery

CFIA to continue PEDv hog trailer policy until May

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 24, 2015

Emergency federal protocols that have allowed empty hog trucks coming into Manitoba from the U.S. to be cleaned and disinfected on the Manitoba side of the border will now continue until May. In a producer newsletter Thursday, Manitoba Pork chair George Matheson said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which had previously planned to end the […] Read more

Officials from SALIC and Minerva Foods, shown here in a SALIC photo, signed a deal Wednesday for the Saudi firm to take a 19.95 per cent stake in the beef export company. (Salic.com)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Saudi’s SALIC looking for land in Sudan for fodder

By Reuters December 24, 2015

Dubai | Reuters — Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Co. (SALIC), an arm of the state-owned Public Investment Fund, is looking to buy land in Sudan to grow fodder, chief executive Abdullah Aldubaikhi said in an interview on Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV on Thursday. He was speaking the day after the company announced it had signed […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally for fourth straight session

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, with December up the three-cent/lb. price limit, as the southern Plains braces for a weekend winter storm that drove cash and wholesale beef prices higher, traders said. Spot December settled limit up at 128.6 cents/lb. (all figures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Wheat versus barley in feedlot rations

Researchers ask if you can get  away with more wheat in a ration, when it pays

By Debbie Furber December 23, 2015

Research scientists at Ag Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre have put wheat to the test every which way and found that it could replace all the barley in feedlot finishing rations with no measurable negative effects on growth or carcass quality. In a nutshell, there’s a tendency toward lower feed intake and improved feed efficiency with […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hog herd slowly expands as farmer profit shrinks

By Theopolis Waters December 23, 2015

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd grew slightly in the September-November quarter versus a year ago, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Wednesday, amid increased supplies as the industry recovers from a deadly pig virus hurt that farmer profit, said analysts. “Concern about profitability was a major issue. What kept producers from really […] 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: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

Wintry blast cuts both ways in U.S. cattle country

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Klassen: Bounce in fed cattle supports feeders

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

CFIA to continue PEDv hog trailer policy until May

Saudi’s SALIC looking for land in Sudan for fodder

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally for fourth straight session

Wheat versus barley in feedlot rations

U.S. hog herd slowly expands as farmer profit shrinks

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