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Traders prepare to go long lean hogs

By Gavin Maguire March 28, 2013

The lean hog market is approaching a well-defined seasonal bottom that usually occurs during the opening half of April, and a number of traders are gearing up to go long that commodity over the coming weeks. They hope to be in position ahead of any upturn in values fuelled by a drop in fresh meat

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Poultry

Cold start to spring slows demand for high-quality U.S. beef

By Michael Hirtzer March 28, 2013

Wholesale prices for choice grade have dipped below lower-quality cuts Persistently cold weather and snowfall on the first day of spring have crimped demand for high-quality cuts of beef in the United States at a time of year that typically sees increased purchases for so-called grilling season, analysts and traders said March 21. In a

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Prices remain in neutral as storm-stayed cattle arrive

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2013

Cattle numbers moving through Manitoba’s auction yards saw a sharp increase during the week ended March 15, as the weather co-operated and animals held back because of a snowstorm the previous week made it to market. Prices held steady overall, with top-end bids for all classes of cattle across the province not changing too dramatically

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

U.S. budget axe fells data from cattle to spuds, milk to veggies

By Charles Abbott March 25, 2013

Reuters / Budget cuts have forced the USDA to suspend the publication of 10 statistical reports or series, including a semi-annual cattle inventory and monthly milk production data, for the rest of the fiscal year. The mid-year cattle report was arguably the most prominent report to get the axe, and reaction from livestock traders and

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Producer touts benefits of grass-fed beef

By Julienne Isaacs March 25, 2013

Bragi Simundsson says raising beef on grass is just common sense; it’s the marketing that gets complicated. “Ruminant animals like cattle and sheep were built to eat grass,” reads the Arborg farmer’s web page at www.manitoba grassfedbeef.ca. “We think that animals should do the job they were built for. We believe that the protein portion

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

BIXS carcass data available

By Daniel Winters March 25, 2013

Some ranchers are getting a taste of what national traceability  system has to offer in terms of finished beef

If you shipped age-verified calves that were slaughtered at one of the major plants in Canada after May 2010, there may be some interesting information waiting for you online. “There’s two million records in the system, so there’s a good chance you’ll have some in there,” said Marlin Beever, a rancher from Rivers who has

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Aussie beef exports to China on record pace

March 25, 2013

canberra / reuters /Australian beef sales to China are set to surge more than eightfold this year, to around 50,000 tonnes annually from about 6,000 tonnes a year ago. “In the last six months there has been a bigger jump in China’s beef imports from Australia because China blocked beef imports from Brazil due to

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Neigh… I mean, nay, I say!

By Alan Guebert March 25, 2013

The coincidence was positively delicious. Shortly after Swedish furniture seller Ikea found itself, shall we say, saddle deep in a saucy mess that featured racier red meat in its Swedish meatballs than you’d normally get from the average European cow, the USDA announced changes to its controversial country-of-origin labelling, or COOL, law for American meat.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

France finds horsemeat in beef imported via Netherlands

March 22, 2013

marseille, france / reuters / Horsemeat has been found in France in a shipment of 320 tonnes of meat labelled “pure beef” that was imported from eastern Europe via the Netherlands, a local prosecutor said March 15. The horsemeat, found during tests in the southeastern city of Cavaillon in meat intended for use in ready-made

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Poland shuts down plant on fears it resold outdated meat

By Reuters March 22, 2013

A local broadcaster showed footage of employees discussing plant practices A Polish meat plant shut down March 8 after veterinary officials said the company was selling products beyond their expiry date which had been cleared from store shelves. The General Veterinary Inspectorate said it carried out a survey of the Viola meat plant in northern

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CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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