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China agrees to resume imports of Brazilian beef

Beijing authorizes four new Brazilian plants

Beijing/Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Efforts by the Brazilian government to lift a month-long ban on beef exports to China paid off on Thursday, as Beijing agreed to resume imports while also approving four new beef packers based in Brazil, according to authorities in both countries. China’s General Administration of Customs approved the resumption of

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Several countries ban Brazilian beef as BSE probe goes on

Russia among those halting imports

Sao Paulo | Reuters — The Brazilian agriculture ministry said on Thursday that Thailand, Iran and Jordan have temporarily suspended imports of beef from Brazil while authorities investigate a case of BSE in an animal from Para state, according to a statement sent to Reuters. The ministry also confirmed that Russia has halted imports from


Even when using low-stress handling techniques, cattle can get worked up in certain situations and can benefit greatly from tranquilization.

Often a tranquilizer makes things easier for cattle and their owner

Beef 911: There is a non-prescription product that has many uses and can be administered by producers

There are many times when tranquilization makes it easier on both cattle and the operator. The main tranquilizer I am talking about is acepromazine, a member of the phenothiazine tranquilizer family. It is not a prescription product and producers can be trained in its usage and in the way it is delivered. Since the dosage is pretty

Ride the market wave into livestock risk management

Ride the market wave into livestock risk management

Livestock Price Insurance and AgriStability make sense to enter when cattle prices are up expert says

Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) has never looked better for cattle producers, says Manitoba Agriculture Farm Management Specialist, Ben Hamm. Cattle prices have been rising steadily over the past 12 months, and they’re approaching the highs seen in 2014 and 2015. “We saw some significant profitability in 2014-2015,” says Hamm. “We never dreamed that we would


“As long as you can live with the animals, that’s great, but once you’ve got one or two generations that have been trained to feed on your animals, there is no other option with them.” – Mary Paziuk.

Big Bad Wolves: Beef producers call for support on problem predators

Producers say removal options are often too slow to arrive to be effective

Manitoba’s beef producers want more resources to go after problem predators. In particular, according to farmers stepping up to the mic during the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) annual meeting in early February, there are issues with wolves. Interlake producer Glen Metner said that farmers in his area have individually lost dozens of head, sometimes despite the use

Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s logo on a tower in Jundiai, northwest of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil, on June 1, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)

Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts

China seen as more competitive in domestic chicken, pork markets

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Demand for beef in China is expected to rise as the country still has relatively low per capita consumption, Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS SA, said on Wednesday during a business conference. He said Brazil and the U.S., where JBS has meat facilities, are well positioned to meet China’s


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U.S. beef cow herd falls to lowest level since 1962, USDA says

Last year saw record cull, Rabobank reports

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Tuesday, after a severe drought raised costs for livestock feed. Ranchers increasingly sent cows to slaughter last year, instead of keeping them to reproduce, as dry weather reduced the amount of pasture

Brenna Grant from CanFax visited Manitoba in mid-January to give cattle producers a peek into 
2023 expectations.

Cattle market to keep stride

The upcoming year should see the continuation of strong prices

The beef sector can expect the market to keep its momentum in 2023. That was the message as CanFax made the rounds in Manitoba in mid-January to present the latest economic forecasts to producers. Why it matters: A string of hard production years was followed by a surge in calf and feeder prices, but that


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Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels

Also, leaseholders on drought-downgraded land eligible for rate cut

Cattle producers leasing Crown land for grazing in Saskatchewan won’t see a rate hike this year and may be eligible for a significant rate cut. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has frozen the rates charged to producers who lease Crown grazing land in 2023 at their 2022 level. The freeze will apply to all

“One thing leads to another — you can’t hang it on any one thing.” – Anne Wasko.

Backlog weighs on cattle feeders

The COVID hangover, more cattle on feed, and lots of labour woes all contributed to a year to forget

Glacier FarmMedia – The fed cattle sector couldn’t catch a break in 2022 and it wasn’t any one thing that created the problem. “This has been going on for sure since February/March,” said Jacob Bueckert, who operates Driland Feeders near Warner, Alta. and is chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association. “I don’t know if