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Weak beef exports are a concern
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Weak beef exports are a concern

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the May 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Mexico and Canada in 2015 were, respectively, the No. 1 and No. 4 volume destinations for U.S. beef exports. So it’s no understatement to say that the integrated North American market is vital for the health of the U.S. cattle/beef industry. It thus came as something of a shock that exports the first two months […] Read more
With grilling season just around the corner, there are hopes that ground beef sales are poised to improve.
Livestock, Prime cuts

Cattle grading above the norm

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the April 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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As befitting the title of this column, it’s appropriate to note that fed cattle in the U.S. graded a record percentage of USDA Prime and Choice for three consecutive weeks in February. This was despite miserable feedlot conditions that took a lot of weight off finished cattle. A combination of better genetics, improved feeding techniques […] Read more
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Livestock, Prime cuts

COOL’s repeal might increase cattle exports

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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A big question facing Canadian livestock producers this year is whether December’s repeal of country-of-origin labelling for beef and pork will encourage more livestock exports to the U.S. Initial analysis suggests they will increase. USDA forecasts that hog shipments might increase nine per cent this year from 2015 to 6.2 million head. This though would […] Read more
Expect cattle market volatility to continue
Livestock, Prime cuts

Expect cattle market volatility to continue

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The North American meat and livestock industry got a welcome pre-Christmas present when Congress repealed the beef and pork parts of the country-of-origin labelling law. The move brought relief and a certain rejoicing in all three countries. Not only can normal movement of livestock resume without costly segregation, potentially disruptive retaliatory tariffs were avoided. The […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Is COOL dead yet?

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the January 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Maybe I’m asking too much. But all I wanted for Christmas was an end to the COOL saga. I’m sure you did as well. Hopefully COOL has already been killed and consigned to the dustbin of ghastly blunders by the time you read this. But at time of writing on December 10, I was not […] Read more
cattle in a feedlot
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Volatility plagued beef, live cattle markets

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Most markets crave stability and predictability. But this year’s live cattle and beef markets in the U.S. have been anything but that. In fact, both have seen more volatility than for years. Much of the volatility has come in the past few months, with cattle futures prices offering a wilder ride than the most extreme […] Read more
TPP ratification is crucial for Canada’s beef industry
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

TPP ratification is crucial for Canada’s beef industry

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the November 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Beef exports are the lifeblood of the North American beef industry, especially for Canada. The majority of its exports goes south to U.S. customers but it also depends on key Asian markets. So too does the U.S. It exports only 10 per cent of its annual production of muscle cuts but this is vital in […] Read more
Livestock, Prime cuts

Massive market meltdown in cattle prices

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the October 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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In my 42 years as a journalist, I’ve witnessed natural disasters and the burning of thousands of animal carcasses after FMD outbreaks in the U.K. All were traumatic to watch. Market collapses don’t equate with them but the massive market meltdown in the U.S. in August and September has been a brutal experience for the […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

The BSE decade

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Students of history often look back at previous decades to see what lessons were learned and how they can be applied to the present and future. So it’s instructive to look back at the past two decades involving the beef industries on both sides of the border. The E. coli crisis of the 1990s changed […] Read more
Millennials eye the meat case
Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Millennials eye the meat case

Prime Cuts from the September 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Consider these numbers. The millennial generation in the U.S., those born between 1980 and 2000, are 80 million strong. By 2020, spending power of older millennial parents will hit US$1.4 trillion a year. The numbers for Canada are much smaller but equally important. This is the generation that must be the North American beef industry’s […] Read more

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