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CCA encouraged by introduction of Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot

By Canadian Cattle Association June 18, 2024

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is pleased to see the Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) Pilot officially launched in several Maritime provinces. The new program will permit producers from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island – and soon Nova Scotia – the ability to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in the case […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters June 17, 2024

Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday, as news of a China-EU trade dispute gave contracts a psychological boost, even though it is unlikely to give U.S. producers a new edge, traders and market analysts said.

To defer income under LTD, the breeding herd must have been reduced by at least 15 per cent. Photo: Canada Beef

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

By Alexis Kienlen June 14, 2024

Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers in designated areas, who were […] Read more

Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.
Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

Livestock, Reuters

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

By Leah Douglas June 13, 2024

Reuters – Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

By Jerry Klassen June 11, 2024

For the week ending June 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $6 above week-ago levels. In certain locations, quality packages of 600 pound plus steers were $8 to $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $440/cwt, up $2/cwt from the previous […] Read more

Jodie Griffin, program coordinator for the Livestock Price Insurance program, presents at the SSGA AGM. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 10, 2024

At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect sometime this week. “It’s something […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 7, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday as wholesale beef price firmed and packer margins improved, but traders remain concerned that cash market values may be near a seasonal peak, analysts said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 6, 2024

Live cattle and feeder cattle futures closed mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as slow sales of beef products such as hamburgers and steak weighed on prices, Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Group, said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 5, 2024

Lean hog futures closed at their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday as traders focused on a potential oversupply of U.S. pork heading into the summer barbecue season.

Ryan Canart offloads yearlings in this corral, then familiarizes them with electric fence in a training paddock with several wires, before turning them into paddocks with one wire.

Beef Cattle, Grazing, Livestock

Manitoba beef producer focuses on rotational grazing on yearling operation

Longer rest period, daily moves and water infrastructure underpin  Ryan Canart’s grazing system

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 5, 2024

Though Ryan Canart grew up in Kamloops, B.C., he has always had roots in Manitoba. He spent much of his time as a kid with cattle in sales barns with his brother and his father, who worked as an order buyer but was originally from Elkhorn, Man. He was comfortable around cattle at a young […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

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CCA encouraged by introduction of Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

Manitoba beef producer focuses on rotational grazing on yearling operation

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