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Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef

Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 20, 2025

There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.

The U.S. dairy sector has been trying to get a handle on infections of highly pathogenic avian influenza since herds started falling ill last year.

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Study teases out bird flu infection trends across livestock species

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) readily infected cells from milk-producing organs in dairy cows, but beef cells held it off, and virus behaviour was different depending on if it spread through a bird or another mammal

By Jeff Melchior February 20, 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) readily infected cells from milk-producing organs in dairy cows, but beef cells held it off, and virus behaviour was different depending on if it spread through a bird or another mammal.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

By Reuters, Tom Polansek February 19, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped on Wednesday, as traders booked profits following recent gains and as pork cutout prices tumbled.

The Canadian beef industry hopes appealing to U.S. beef sector allies will help make Canada’s pro-trade case against tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Livestock, News

Canadian beef pitches case against tariffs to U.S. counterparts: FEATURE STORY

Canadian beef may be finding a sympathetic ear with U.S. trading partners, who also have no interest in a trade war, but will that be enough to sway the Trump administration away from their threatened tariffs?

By Jeff Melchior February 19, 2025

Canada’s beef sector is trying to draft U.S. industry to make the pro-trade case with the Trump administration. Will that be enough to fend off threatened tariffs?

Livestock, Reuters

USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek February 18, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not restrict cattle imports from Mexico after another discovery of a damaging pest called New World screwworm in a cow south of the border, the agency said on Tuesday.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on renewed New World screwworm concerns

By Geralyn Wichers February 18, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle ended the day stronger as another case of New World screwworm was found in Mexico.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market recovers on strong demand

By Jerry Klassen February 18, 2025

For the week ending February 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to five dollars higher on average compared to seven days earlier. The market has recovered after the recent stretch of adverse weather and the U.S. tariff threat in early February.

Livestock, News

VIDEO: App tracks movement of livestock throughout production system

By Greg Berg February 15, 2025

Traceability is likely to become an important part of livestock production as animals move and are processed through the system, but it involves a fair bit of diligent work. To help make that easier, MyLivestock.ca has created an app that tracks the movement of cattle and pigs across Canada. The system provides digital manifests, opt-in

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs slide ahead of long weekend

By Geralyn Wichers February 14, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle ended the week down ahead of the President’s Day long weekend.

U.S livestock: Hog, cattle futures choppy on tightened supply, strong demand

By Reuters February 13, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures edged down on Thursday, as traders monitored slower-than-anticipated slaughter rates and an unexpectedly low supply of market-ready hogs, analysts said.

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New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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