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Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains under pressure

By Jerry Klassen September 28, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3 to $7 lower in comparison to week-ago levels as the market continues to digest the weaker fed market and softer wholesale beef values. Feedlot operators were more cautious, realizing the current prices don’t pencil profitably, while the deferred live cattle futures dropped like a power window. Financial risk […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firm after choppy day

By Theopolis Waters September 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mostly firm on Monday after a volatile session stirred by bear spreading as investors sold the October contract and bought deferred months, traders said. They added that negative market fundamentals and anticipation of possible deliveries next Monday (Oct. 5) contributed to active bear spreading. […] Read more

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Cocktails for cattle under stress

News Roundup from the September 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Debbie Furber September 28, 2015

Cells lining the inside of your digestive tract are on guard 24-7 letting nutrients into the bloodstream and blocking harmful substances from entering the bloodstream. It’s no different in cattle. Barrier function of the bovine intestinal tract is the subject of new research in progress at the University of Saskatchewan where master’s candidate Rae-Leigh Pederzolli […] Read more

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Cow-Calf, Features

Preg testing cows is easier than it used to be

By Heather Smith Thomas September 25, 2015

Most beef producers routinely pregnancy test cows after breeding season, to determine which ones to keep and which ones to sell. It’s a major cost to feed open cows through winter. Another major reason is that finding more than a typical number of open cows can alert you to a disease problem. Trichomoniasis, vibriosis, IBR, […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

McDonald’s to offer first-ever organic burger, in Germany

By Lisa Baertlein September 25, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s will offer its first-ever 100 per cent organic beef hamburger for a limited time in Germany, as a growing number of global diners demand food that is more natural and less processed. From Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 McDonald’s will offer “McB” burgers, made with organic beef sourced from organic farms in […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

USDA analyzing effects of wild pigs on crops, livestock

By Reuters September 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has started analyzing for the first time data it has collected on the impact that wild pigs have on U.S. farmers’ crop and livestock operations. It is estimated by federal and state agricultural officials that there are more than five million wild […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeders limit up

By Theopolis Waters September 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up their three-cents-per-pound daily price limit, ignited by active short-covering and bargain hunting after contracts recently tumbled to two-year lows, traders said. Spot-October and December finished at 133.7 and 137 cents/lb., respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

COOL saga winding down, but not over yet

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 24, 2015

CNS Canada –– The seven-year saga of U.S. country of origin labelling (COOL) rules and their adverse impact on Canada’s livestock sector may be nearing its final chapter, but the conclusion still needs to be written. After numerous complaints and appeals with the World Trade Organization, the COOL regulations in place since 2008 have been […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again sink to two-year bottom

By Theopolis Waters September 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a two-year low for a second consecutive session on Thursday, weighed on by seasonally slack beef demand, traders said. But, they said, late-session bargain hunting and short-covering lifted CME live cattle from morning lows. Spot-October closed 2.525 cents/lb. lower at 130.7 cents, after […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hosts meeting in bid to wrap up Pacific trade pact

September 24, 2015

Washington | Reuters — The United States has called ministers from the 12 nations negotiating a Pacific trade deal for a meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in a bid to finish the pact, a key part of the U.S. administration’s engagement with Asia. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) seeks to cut trade barriers and set […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains under pressure

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firm after choppy day

Cocktails for cattle under stress

Preg testing cows is easier than it used to be

McDonald’s to offer first-ever organic burger, in Germany

USDA analyzing effects of wild pigs on crops, livestock

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeders limit up

COOL saga winding down, but not over yet

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again sink to two-year bottom

U.S. hosts meeting in bid to wrap up Pacific trade pact

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