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Klassen: Feeder cattle upward price trend continues

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 7, 2014

Western Canadian feeder prices for 800-plus-pound cattle were generally steady with week-ago levels while lower weight categories experienced a week-over-week gain of $3-$6 per hundredweight (cwt). Strength in the U.S. feeder complex led the surge higher on grassers and lighter weight feedlot placement cattle. Healthy feedlot margins continue to support the overall feeder complex and

A full court of U.S. Court of Appeal judges will rehear a July 2013 request from North American meat and livestock groups for a preliminary injunction against the U.S. government’s mandatory COOL rule. (Canada Beef Inc. photo)

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U.S. appeal court to reconsider whether to block COOL

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 7, 2014

A U.S. appeals court which last month rejected North American meat and livestock industry groups’ plea to halt U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) on meat has scrapped its own ruling and will re-hear the groups’ case in May. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit announced Friday it has vacated the

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Merck wants to test Zilmax on 240,000 cattle but beef industry resists

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek April 4, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Merck & Co Inc. wants to feed its controversial feed additive Zilmax to 240,000 U.S. cattle to prove it is safe. But there is a problem: giant meat processors like Cargill Inc don’t want to touch animals fed with the drug. Merck plans to conduct the biggest ever test of its

Medium Rare Beef Roast Served with Various Vegetables

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Six meals by 16 years

Do your kids know the basics?

By Lorraine Stevenson April 4, 2014

Spring can’t come soon enough this year, and neither can spring break. It’s a great time for families to take a short vacation, or spend some downtime together at home. Will you cook or bake with your kids this week, or let the older ones make a few meals? Many wouldn’t dream of letting the

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Supply issues send CME hogs plummeting, cattle soaring

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter April 3, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Capping yet another day of volatile livestock trading, Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed down Thursday, recovering somewhat after prices went limit-down midday in response to ongoing uncertainty over the impact of a deadly swine virus on the nation’s hog herd. In contrast, fears over tight beef and cattle supplies in the

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U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation erases CME hogs’ new high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 2, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Wednesday slumped on profit-taking and fund liquidation that pulled futures down from a high set earlier in the session, traders said. Fund selling and sell stops developed after the June contract fell below the 20-day moving average of 127.209 cents (all figures US$). April hogs closed

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high, led by discount to cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 1, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday set a new high after recovering some of Monday’s hefty losses, helped by short-covering and futures’ discount to prices for market-ready or cash hogs. CME’s hog index, a two-day barometer reflecting cash prices, was at a record-high 129.87 cents, which surpassed the previous high of

Beef cattle, Livestock

Manitoba to back bovine TB tracking at slaughter

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 1, 2014

Manitoba’s government plans to put up $150,000 over five years for a new project to track and monitor for bovine tuberculosis, focused on producers in the Riding Mountain region with an eye on reducing requirements for TB testing of livestock in that region. “Manitoba’s status as a TB-free province comes at a significant cost to

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes a breath

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 31, 2014

After the buying frenzy in mid-March, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were generally steady last week, with stronger demand noted in the lighter-weight stocker categories. The market is now experiencing 650-pound steers readily trading at $210 per hundredweight (cwt), with favourable pasture conditions expected in most regions of Western Canada. In certain cases, higher prices

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close lower on bearish hog data

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter March 31, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Monday, recovering somewhat from a limit-down open in response to a recent bearish USDA hog report. CME feeder and live cattle were also lower, with feeders pressed by a jump in Chicago Board of Trade corn prices after the government forecast U.S. farmers would

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Beef cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle upward price trend continues

U.S. appeal court to reconsider whether to block COOL

Merck wants to test Zilmax on 240,000 cattle but beef industry resists

Six meals by 16 years

U.S. livestock: Supply issues send CME hogs plummeting, cattle soaring

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation erases CME hogs’ new high

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high, led by discount to cash prices

Manitoba to back bovine TB tracking at slaughter

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes a breath

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close lower on bearish hog data

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