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Taiwan soon to allow Canadian UTM bone-in beef: reports

By GFM Network News January 17, 2014

Taiwan’s economic affairs ministry has announced plans to allow imports of bone-in beef products from Canadian cattle under 30 months old (UTMs), starting as early as next month, Taiwanese media report. Canadian beef exporters have only been able to ship boneless UTM beef to Taiwan since 2007. Taiwan and many other jurisdictions worldwide had previously

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Russia halts Australia beef byproduct imports over drug

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News, Polina Devitt January 17, 2014

Russia is temporarily banning the import of beef byproducts from Australia, citing the detection in shipments of a growth stimulant it prohibits and throwing into doubt exports that brought in around A$10 million (US$8.81 million) last year for Australia. The ban will be imposed from Jan. 27 and was prompted by the detection of the

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Klassen: Feeders follow fed cattle higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 13, 2014

Fed cattle in Alberta jumped $4 per hundredweight last week, reaching $134/cwt, which is near record highs. The weaker Canadian dollar, along with historically strong wholesale beef prices, set a positive tone for the overall live cattle complex. It appears most pen closeouts are showing profits over $100/head, which something the industry has not experienced

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CFIA flubs food failure followup

By Alex Binkley December 4, 2013

Canada’s auditor general has identified weaknesses in how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency manages recalls of contaminated foods and its followups with processors to prevent further incidents. “While illnesses were contained in the recalls we examined, I am not confident that the system will always yield similar results,” Auditor General Michael Ferguson said in his

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LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures end higher on gains in cash

By Reuters November 29, 2013

* CME feeders find support from lower CBOT corn * Hog futures narrowly mixed By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher in thin trading on Friday supported by stronger cash cattle prices, traders said. Beef packers this week paid $132 per cwt for cattle in the

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LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures end higher on cash gains

By Reuters November 27, 2013

* CME feeders follow live cattle higher * Hog futures supported by firm cash hogs By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday supported by higher cash cattle trades this week, analysts and traders said. Beef packers this week in Kansas paid $132 per cwt, up

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Which is better: big cows or little cows? It depends

By Karin Schmid November 27, 2013

Heavier-milking, bigger cows are more efficient in some situations, while moderate, lighter-milking cows are more efficient in others

Marketing cows because they are open, calved late or their conformation is breaking down are easy decisions. Marketing cows or retaining heifers based on productive efficiency definitely requires more thought. Biological efficiency is not always the same as economic efficiency. In a cattle production system, efficiency is often a combination of those two. How we

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Australian kangaroo exporters look to hop into meat-hungry China

By Colin Packham November 27, 2013

Once considered pet food, kangaroo meat could soon be sold to China as a luxury product, to encourage Chinese consumers to do something few Australians will — eat it. With a booming middle class, China’s appetite for meat is expected to rise nearly 17 per cent over the next eight years, the World Trade Organization

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LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures ease ahead of USDA report

By Reuters November 22, 2013

* Feeder cattle follow live cattle lower * Profit-taking, weak cash weigh on CME hogs * USDA to release cattle, cold storage reports By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled narrowly mixed on Friday pressured by lower beef prices this week and by investors adjusting positions before the

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LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures gain on short-covering

By Reuters November 21, 2013

* Feeder cattle follow live cattle higher * Weak cash, pork prices weigh on CME hogs * USDA cattle, storage reports on Friday By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures rose on Thursday on short-covering after recent market losses and on investors pricing in initial cash sales, traders said. On

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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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