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Tight numbers a concern for livestock marketers

By Ron Friesen September 14, 2015

The bloom may soon come off the rose for record-high cattle prices as economic indicators in the United States suggest a coming slowdown in consumer beef demand. That was the message from commodity market analyst Jerry Klassen to the Livestock Market Association of Canada’s annual convention in Winnipeg earlier this summer. A roaring bull market […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Stock Growers Association splits with SCA on traceability

News Roundup from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 2, 2015

There was no shortage of issues to debate with 24 resolutions on the table during Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s 102nd AGM at Swift Current. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart’s launch of the province’s online premises identification (PID) database during his address to open the conference didn’t sway members set against mandatory PID. They narrowly defeated a […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Dairy farmers milk politics of Pacific trade pact

By Allison Lampert, Krista Hughes, Rod Nickel August 10, 2015

Reuters — New Zealand dairy farmers have a message for their Canadian counterparts, who worry a Pacific trade deal will throw them on the mercy of world markets and devastate their industry: It’s not so bad. But heavily protected Canadian farmers have reason for skepticism. A deadlock over dairy has emerged as one of the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. House win revives Obama’s Trans-Pacific trade pact

By Krista Hughes, Richard Cowan June 18, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers narrowly approved legislation key to securing a hallmark Pacific trade deal on Thursday, partly reversing a defeat less than a week before, in a boost to President Barack Obama’s goal of strengthening U.S. economic ties with Asia. The House of Representatives voted 218 to 208 to give the White […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. seeks arbitration at WTO over COOL-related sanctions

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 17, 2015

The U.S. government has mounted a new defense at the World Trade Organization for its meat label law, this time seeking arbitration against Canada’s request for trade sanctions. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) had been scheduled Wednesday to hear Canadian trade officials’ request to authorize over $3 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods, in formal retaliation […] Read more

Beef Cattle

How rapidly can we increase marketable beef supplies?

By Charlie Gracey June 10, 2015

If the Canadian industry is to take full advantage of recently opened and expanded markets outside of NAFTA this will require a significantly expanded breeding herd. The industry is already missing out on these opportunities and will continue to do so if cow numbers do not increase. This caused me to take a look at […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Colombia clears paper trail for more Canadian wheat

By Dave Bedard May 5, 2015

“Continuous engagement” has led to a lighter regulatory load on Canadian wheat bound for Colombia, already Canada’s seventh-biggest wheat export market. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and trade group Cereals Canada on Tuesday announced Colombia has eased phytosanitary import rules for Canadian wheat, “effectively putting Canada on a level playing field with other exporting countries.” Colombia’s […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Greece wants Canada-EU pact changed to protect ‘feta’ name

By robin-emmott May 5, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — Athens will not back a multi-billion dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union unless the deal is changed to specify that only Greece can use the term “feta” for its salty white cheese, according to a document seen by Reuters. After five years of difficult negotiations, Canada and the […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Eyes on election, Tories balance budget with asset sales

By Leah Schnurr, Randall Palmer April 21, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Conservative government, seeking re-election this year, delivered a federal budget Tuesday that promised a slim surplus despite the oil price crash, while offering goodies to seniors and small businesses and boosting security spending. It will mark Canada’s first surplus in eight years, accomplished with the help of the sale of […] Read more

Livestock

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News November 19, 2014

U.S. federal officials don’t see a way their mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) legislation can do what it was designed to do and satisfy global trade rules at the same time. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, speaking Monday on a U.S. Department of Agriculture podcast, said officials “do not think that there is a regulatory fix” for […] Read more

Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

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Tight numbers a concern for livestock marketers

Stock Growers Association splits with SCA on traceability

Dairy farmers milk politics of Pacific trade pact

U.S. House win revives Obama’s Trans-Pacific trade pact

U.S. seeks arbitration at WTO over COOL-related sanctions

How rapidly can we increase marketable beef supplies?

Colombia clears paper trail for more Canadian wheat

Greece wants Canada-EU pact changed to protect ‘feta’ name

Eyes on election, Tories balance budget with asset sales

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

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