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With the codes of practice, which have a heavy focus on animal welfare, many positive changes have been initiated in the livestock sector.

There have been many gains on many fronts in the cattle industry

Beef 911: We’re reducing stress, using early disease detection, and improving animal welfare in a host of ways

By Roy Lewis April 16, 2019

One only has to take a step back to see the advances the cattle industry is making. This article is a small overview of some of the major ones I have seen. Canada is unique because the different seasons require different management strategies and our distances are great when it comes to stress of transportation.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Alberta demand drives feeder market higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 16, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher while calves were relatively unchanged. Stronger fed cattle prices in the deferred positions along with lower new-crop barley values resulted in a firmer tone. We’re in the last half of April and quality cattle will be hard to come by in 30 days; this

CME May 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs push higher as herds in China suffer from virus

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday on increasing expectations that China will need to import more pork to compensate for hogs killed in an outbreak of an incurable swine disease. The front-month contract, which is thinly traded, set its highest price in about 21 months as the market rose

Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle supplies declining, buyer demand increasing

Manitoba auction markets report fewer head of cattle for sale

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 12, 2019

The number of cattle headed to Manitoba’s weekly auctions is expected to decline, according to Harold Unrau, manager at Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart. “There’s hardly any butchers left on the farms because they sold them all earlier,” Unrau said. “The feeder cattle are going to slow down too, as not many are left out in

CME June 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a third straight session on expectations that an outbreak of African swine fever in China’s hog herd would prompt the Asian country to import more pork, traders said. Traders were still digesting Thursday’s export sales report from the U.S.

CME June 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge on strong pork sales

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on strong weekly U.S. pork export sales, traders said, including more than 77,000 tonnes sold to China as a fatal hog disease continued to spread in the Asian country. CME live cattle futures followed hogs up but settled off their

CME June 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down as weather fears ease

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday for a second straight session as worries eased about a blizzard disrupting feedlots in the U.S. Plains, traders said. “The storm system for the most part moved further to the north — more to South Dakota, and missed a lot of

Hair loss in the neck, across the shoulders and withers, and in the udder area is an indication that cattle have lice.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Persistent lice in cattle a potent problem

As winter wears on, many cattle producers are faced with a continual lice infestation in their herd

By NDSU Release April 10, 2019

Some producers have treated more than once and still are seeing the effects of lice in their livestock. “We are experiencing lice populations that are apparently much more difficult to control than previously,” says Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian. “We cannot be sure as to the reason for reduced lice control, but

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down, retreating from last week’s top

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Most months of Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed down the daily three-cent trading limit on Tuesday on softening cash markets and profit-taking following contract highs set last week, analysts said. “The cash market has slowed down. It was down a little yesterday and the carcass values were weaker this

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 9, 2019

Fed and feeder cattle markets have incorporated a risk premium due to the uncertainty in beef production. Adverse weather has plagued much of the U.S. Midwest over the past couple of months and the six- to 10-day forecast calls for above-normal precipitation. Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 higher on average

Daily Network News

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

Cow-calf

There have been many gains on many fronts in the cattle industry

Klassen: Alberta demand drives feeder market higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs push higher as herds in China suffer from virus

Cattle supplies declining, buyer demand increasing

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge on strong pork sales

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down as weather fears ease

Persistent lice in cattle a potent problem

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down, retreating from last week’s top

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

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