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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.

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

LIVESTOCK: CME hog futures slide on weaker cash, pork prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 24, 2014

Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday finished lower, pulled down by softer cash hog and wholesale pork prices, traders said. August finished 1.375 cents per lb lower at 123.200 cents, and October at 107.900, 2.550 cents lower. The average price of market-ready, or cash, hogs Thursday morning in the eastern Midwest, fell

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Stempel July 24, 2014

Reuters — A divided federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy allowing the use of various antibiotics in animal feed, even if such use might endanger the public health. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said the FDA was empowered

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter July 23, 2014

Reuters — A White House advisory committee is expected to acknowledge the link between antimicrobial resistance in humans and livestock being fed antibiotics when it issues its report in the next few weeks, according to the transcript of a committee meeting held earlier this month. But how much of the public health problem can be

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

LIVESTOCK: CME hogs drop 3-cent price limit as funds sell off

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 23, 2014

Chicago/Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday closed down the 3-cents per lb maximum daily price limit in the wake of fund liquidation, traders said. August ended 3.000 cents per lb lower at 124.575 cents, and October at 110.450, 3.000 cents lower. Packers snug on supplies for the week, and grocers reluctant

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Slow sales, transportation keep Prairie feed grain supported

By GFM Network News July 23, 2014

CNS — Feed grain prices are above milling prices in some areas of Western Canada right now due to complicated travel logistics and patient farmers, says an industry analyst. “Just in general right now, farmers aren’t really big sellers of crop,” said Charlie Pearson, a provincial crops market analyst at Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle jump about 2 pct on record beef prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 22, 2014

Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose almost 2 per cent on Tuesday, fueled by short-covering in response to record-high beef prices, traders said. Tuesday morning’s wholesale price for choice beef surged $3.07 per hundredweight (cwt) from Monday to an all-time high of $253.59. Select beef climbed $2.10 to a record $246.18, according

Beef cattle, Livestock

China food scandal drags in Starbucks, Burger King and McDonald’s

By Adam Jourdan, GFM Network News July 22, 2014

Shanghai/Reuters — The latest food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in U.S. coffee chain Starbucks , Burger King Worldwide Inc and others, as well as McDonald’s products as far away as Japan. McDonald’s Corp and KFC’s parent Yum Brands Inc apologized to Chinese customers on Monday after it emerged that Shanghai Husi Food

Daily Network News

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

El Niño risk building, U.S. forecaster says; ENSO-neutral expected to continue to June

Beef cattle

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

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

The flat iron steak

LIVESTOCK: CME hog futures slide on weaker cash, pork prices

U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

LIVESTOCK: CME hogs drop 3-cent price limit as funds sell off

Slow sales, transportation keep Prairie feed grain supported

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle jump about 2 pct on record beef prices

China food scandal drags in Starbucks, Burger King and McDonald’s

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