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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as beef prices plunge

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 1, 2014

Hog futures mostly up on speculative buying Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted modest losses on Friday, but were up from session lows, dragged by retreating wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. The afternoon’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, was $223.49 per hundredweight (cwt), $7.26 lower than on Thursday,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. cattle supply sinks to 63-year low

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters January 31, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. cattle population dropped to its lowest level in 63 years as the lingering impact of years of drought took its toll on feed costs in the first half of 2013, analysts said in response to a government yearly cattle report on Friday. However, corn and hay prices receded as

Beef cattle, Livestock

Decision time for cattle tag dealers as CCIA reboots distribution

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 30, 2014

Your local retailer of CCIA-approved cattle tags has until the end of this week to decide whether to continue selling under a new dealer agreement starting Monday. Previous agreements, under which local veterinary offices and other eligible retailers have sold CCIA (Canadian Cattle Identification Agency) radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to producers, are terminated effective Feb.

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

It’s not official, but cattle price insurance is here

Ban on announcements during the byelection  campaign means Manitoba had to keep mum

By Shannon VanRaes January 29, 2014

The cat is out of the bag and halfway to Saskatoon, yet Manitoba remains the only western province not to have announced a livestock price insurance program. Last November, the Manitoba government outlined its intent to establish such a program in the speech from the throne, and since then Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Revised U.S. laws requiring retailers to carry specific country-of-origin labels on muscle cuts go back to a WTO compliance panel next month for review. (Canada Beef Inc. photo)

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

No changes seen to COOL in new U.S. Farm Bill

By GFM Network News January 28, 2014

Canadian livestock groups’ hopes for change in the U.S. government’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws on meat now return to the World Trade Organization (WTO), as no such changes have shown up in the U.S. Congress’ proposed new Farm Bill. U.S. Senate and House negotiators on Monday announced a bipartisan deal on a new five-year

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Upward momentum supports feeder cattle market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 27, 2014

Newton’s first law of motion continues to describe the cattle market, as an object in motion tends to stay in motion until acted upon by another force. Last year is a distant memory for most cattle producers as ownership becomes a key feature and no eye blinks at paying $196 per hundredweight (cwt) for non-feature

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Livestock price insurance pilot to cover West

By GFM Network News January 26, 2014

Livestock producers in the four western provinces can expect details in March on a four-year pilot program to insure against unexpected price declines. Speaking Friday at the Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose, Alta., federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and three of the four provincial governments announced a rollout this spring for a pilot of the Western

Beef cattle, Cereals, Opinion

Different this time — again

By John Morriss January 23, 2014

This line in a Reuters story last week certainly put things in focus. “Ukraine is likely to be the world’s second-largest grain exporter in the 2013-14 season with the shipment of more than 30 million tonnes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.” We’d seen the figures before, but considering that Ukraine and its former

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Canada, Korea in ‘tremendous’ free trade talks: Ritz

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel January 20, 2014

Canada and South Korea are having “tremendous discussions” toward a free-trade agreement, said Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz — a deal that could increase trade in meat and autos. Talks began in 2005, but were later hung up over disputes such as a delay in South Korea scrapping its ban on Canadian beef. South Korea

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue to climb

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 20, 2014

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $5 to $8 per hundredweight (cwt) higher on average, compared to seven days earlier, and are a solid $15/cwt higher relative to average values in December. Most auction barns are now back to regular sales after the holiday season and larger volumes allowed buyers to fully define the market

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Beef cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as beef prices plunge

U.S. cattle supply sinks to 63-year low

Decision time for cattle tag dealers as CCIA reboots distribution

It’s not official, but cattle price insurance is here

No changes seen to COOL in new U.S. Farm Bill

Klassen: Upward momentum supports feeder cattle market

Livestock price insurance pilot to cover West

Different this time — again

Canada, Korea in ‘tremendous’ free trade talks: Ritz

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue to climb

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