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Chance remains for Que. beef plant before asset sale

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 10, 2014

The equipment at Quebec’s now-shuttered Levinoff-Colbex cull cow packing plant goes to auction in about eight weeks — but until then, its owners will entertain offers from buyers interested in rescuing the plant. The Colbex building and land at St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, in the Centre-du-Quebec region, are still owned by provincial investment financing agency Investissement Quebec and

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Friday, pressured by triple-digit Wall Street losses and a firmer U.S. dollar, traders said. U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the tech sector weighing the most after a chip maker warned of a major pullback in the industry. Continued broader market liquidation

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U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

By GFM Network News October 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government on Friday raised its pork production forecast for the calendar year ending September 2015 that shows pork surpassing beef for the first time since 1952, as hog farmers rapidly recover from a deadly pig virus. In the monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. Department

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 9, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, off an earlier record high, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble, traders said. U.S. stocks fell nearly two per cent on concerns over the pace of economic growth. Consumer caution about the economy could hurt demand for U.S. goods, including

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U.S. livestock: Chicago live cattle again post record high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 8, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures marked a record high for a second straight day on Wednesday in anticipation of firmer prices for slaughter cattle this week, traders said. October closed up 0.325 cent per pound at 166.1 cents, and December at 168.05 cents, up 0.2 cent (all figures US$). Investors

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U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached an all-time high on Tuesday, fuelled by short-covering as wholesale beef prices trended upward, traders said. October closed up 2.725 cents per pound to 165.775 cents, and December 1.55 cents higher at 167.85 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s choice wholesale beef price, or

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Klassen: Hot demand on feature calf sales

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen October 6, 2014

Western Canada’s feeder cattle markets continue to show signs of exorbitant strength as the fall run moves into full gear. Many auction markets were featuring the first calf sales of the season, defining the market structure for the next few weeks. Major feeding regions such as southern Alberta saw quality 500-pound steer calves readily trade

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 6, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures closed sharply higher Monday, supported by short-covering and fund buying after contracts surpassed key technical resistance levels, traders said. October hogs closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 107.175 cents (all figures US$). December finished at 95.875 cents, 2.85 cents higher and above the 100-day

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide as U.S. dollar surges

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 3, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Friday in response to the U.S. dollar’s surge to a four-year high which tends to drive up costs for U.S. exports, including meat, traders said. Positive U.S. monthly employment numbers helped send stocks on Wall Street up more than one per cent. The

Many modern farms use a lot of large equipment such as silage choppers and feed wagons that can be the source of metal.

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Beef 911: ‘Hardware disease’ is a common problem in cow herds

Good pasture sanitation is important, and rumen magnets are a good investment

By Roy Lewis October 3, 2014

Vets call it traumatic reticuloperitonitis, but it’s better known as “hardware disease,” a term referring to a medical condition caused when an object penetrates through the reticulum, or second stomach causing infection in the abdomen. If a sharp object goes through the diaphragm, the cow can die of heart failure. Hardware disease drains production of

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Chance remains for Que. beef plant before asset sale

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

U.S. livestock: Chicago live cattle again post record high

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

Klassen: Hot demand on feature calf sales

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide as U.S. dollar surges

Beef 911: ‘Hardware disease’ is a common problem in cow herds

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