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U.S. Livestock: CME live cattle again sag to 13-month low as beef demand fades

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle sank to a 13-month low for a second straight session on Wednesday as wholesale beef demand continued to flounder seasonally, traders said. August closed 0.650 cent per lb lower at 144.500 cents, and October down 0.825 cent at 146.450 cents. Wednesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, […] Read more
Ukraine opens to more Canadian beef imports
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Ukraine opens to more Canadian beef imports

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast have announced the Ukrainian market has opened for beef from cattle under 30 months of age and ready-to-eat meat. In 2014 Ukraine lifted a ban on imports of other Canadian beef products imposed after Canada reported a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in 2003. A […] Read more
Cherie Copithorne-Barnes, CEO of CL Ranches.
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The new world of ‘sustainable beef’

Straight talk on what it means, where welfare fits and what the future holds

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Who’s driving this bus? Amid ‘grocery wars,’ Jamie Oliver, ‘hormone free’ Walmart and a storm of related debate, this is the core question many producers and others in animal agriculture have about the new swath of expectations and ‘sustainability’ programs taking hold throughout the industry and the marketplace. One person with a unique, up close […] Read more
As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market
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As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market

Producers want to grow their herds, but fears are growing some may give up due to dry conditions

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It’s just a trickle now, but there are fears of a flood of cattle going to market if the drought continues. “It’s a little too early to be splitting up pairs, but we are seeing some pairs sell,” said Anne Wasko, market analyst with Gateway Livestock Services. Sale figures are being closely watched these days […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cash price pessimism drops CME live cattle to 13-month low

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Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell to their lowest level in 13 months on Tuesday in anticipation of lower prices this week for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. August closed 1.600 cents per lb lower at 145.150 cents, and October down 1.750 cents at 147.275 cents. On Tuesday, isolated cash […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower

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Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Monday after investors sold deferred months and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders said. August closed up 0.100 cent per lb at 146.750 cents, October 0.100 cent lower at 149.025 cents and December down 0.075 […] Read more
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Ont. group to weigh school models for Kemptville

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The Ontario government has set up its working group to consider options for the Ontario Agricultural College’s Kemptville campus beyond this year. The University of Guelph, which operates OAC, announced in spring 2014 it would wind down operations at its Kemptville and Alfred satellite campuses and consolidate its ag education and research operations at its […] Read more
France’s Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll says “nearly 10 per cent” of the country’s livestock operations “are on the verge of going bankrupt.” (Agriculture.gouv.fr)
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

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Paris | Reuters –– A downturn in France’s livestock sector has put thousands of farms close to bankruptcy, the government said Friday, as it seeks to contain a crisis that has undermined a flagship pledge to improve the livelihood of livestock producers. Farmers say a deteriorating international market, marked by a Russian food embargo, slowing […] Read more

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