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Klassen: Softer barley prices support feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 5, 2014

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to as much as $10 per hundredweight (cwt) higher on calves. Weakness in the feed grain complex offset softer fed cattle prices, which caused the stronger price structure. Alberta packers were buying cattle at $164/cwt, down $2/cwt from seven days earlier while the bulk of trade occurred at

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle fall, pressured by equities tumble

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 31, 2014

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Thursday, pulled down by the stock market’s sheer drop caused by European deflation and Argentina default worries. Wall Street investors dumped long positions across a broad range of commodities, including CME livestock futures, an analyst said. Global economic jitters could undermine consumer confidence, which could

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cargill, citing shrinking cattle herd, to shut Wisconsin beef plant

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 31, 2014

Reuters — Cargill Inc, one of the nation’s largest beef processors, said on Wednesday it plans to close its Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beef-processing plant on Friday, because the size of the U.S. herd has fallen to its smallest in 63 years. The ground beef production side of the plant, which employs about 200 people, will remain

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. appeals court upholds federal meat labelling regulation

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 29, 2014

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal rule concerning labelling requirements for meat, marking a potential setback for other businesses fighting federal regulations on free-speech grounds. For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the 2013 regulation could be enforced.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Brazil cattle herd to grow two per cent this year

By GFM Network News July 29, 2014

sao paulo Brazil, home of the world’s largest commercial cattle herd, will likely grow its stock by two per cent this year from 2013, reaching a record 198.7 million head, according to a report sponsored by analysts Informa Economics FNP. The increase is due to better management and more investment in maintaining pastures, according to

Beef cattle, Hogs, Markets

LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures fall with sagging cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 29, 2014

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday finished lower following slumping prices for ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals, traders said. August finished 2.225 cents per lb lower at 121.450 cents, and October down 0.550 to 106.075. The morning’s average price of hogs in Iowa/Minnesota fell $1.23 per cwt from Monday, and

Beef cattle, Opinion

Beef producers: reading this will lower your blood pressure

As long as you’re not producing well-marbled carcasses

By Laura Rance-Unger July 28, 2014

Penn State University researchers say that contrary to conventional wisdom, a growing body of evidence shows that eating lean beef can reduce risk factors for heart disease. “This research adds to the significant evidence, including work previously done in our lab, that supports lean beef’s role in a heart-healthy diet,” Penny M. Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market surges like a rocket — steers hit $330

By GFM Network News July 27, 2014

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extreme volatile and relatively undefined as the market made fresh historical highs. U.S. weekly beef production continues to come in below expectations and the market appears to be in a “supply shock.” At the same time, market-ready supplies of slaughter cattle are rather tight moving into August causing packers

Beef cattle, Livestock

Livestock: Healthy pastures drop U.S. June cattle placements by 6 pct

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 25, 2014

Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in June fell 6 per cent from a year ago as plentiful grazing land allowed animals to be fattened outside of feedyards longer, a government report showed on Friday. Feedyards are drawing from a shallow pool of market-ready animals after years of drought in parts

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

The flat iron steak

RecipeSwap: Marinated Grilled Steak with Melted Onions, Beef Round Steak Done Right, and Laura's steak marinade

By Lorraine Stevenson July 24, 2014

Summer-starved Manitobans are firing up their barbecues as the searing temperatures arrive. Anything grilled makes a fantastic hot-weather meal, of course, but beef and the barbecue were made for each other. Usually the higher end the cut of steak, the happier red-meat eaters are, but I recently sampled an excellent steak I’d overlooked until now.

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Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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