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Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen October 4, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5-$10 lower last week, with certain auction barns experiencing a week-over-week decline of $15. After 15 months of devastating margins, feedlots have thrown in the towel. If one of the largest, most sophisticated and efficient feedlots shuts the doors, the smaller players are wondering what they’re doing in this

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USDA requires meat packers to report online cattle auction deals

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will require meat packers to report cattle purchases they make through online auctions to the agency starting next week, a move that stoked traders’ hopes for more transparent markets. USDA will begin including transactions from auctions on the Fed Cattle Exchange in pricing

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Sobeys locks in Atlantic Beef for P.E.I. stores

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 29, 2016

Prince Edward Island’s long-beleaguered packing plant, Atlantic Beef Products, has now ramped up its slaughter and processing capacity to meet a new commitment from grocery chain Sobeys. The Nova Scotia-based grocery chain on Tuesday announced ABP’s Island View Farms is now the “primary” brand for beef sold at the five Sobeys, five Co-op and three

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen September 27, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a diverse tone across the Prairies, with notable buying interest surfacing on yearlings. Compared to seven days earlier, prices for yearlings in southern Alberta were $5-$7 higher on average, as feedlots focused on purchasing local cattle. In southern Alberta, larger-frame lower-flesh black steers weighing 900 lbs. were quoted at

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Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel September 22, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — The closure of one of Canada’s biggest cattle feedlots is likely to depress prices of young cattle and the grains used to fatten them, and may increase sales to the U.S., industry officials say. Alberta-based Western Feedlots said Wednesday it will shut feeding operations early in 2017, citing poor market conditions

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

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China now taking Canadian bone-in beef

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2016

China’s premier has announced the country will accept bone-in Canadian beef from cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs) starting today, according to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The expanded access is expected to add another $10 million per year in exports to China in the short term, the CCA said, given that Canada’s beef cattle

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China to conditionally lift ban on some U.S. beef

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 22, 2016

Beijing | Reuters –– China has conditionally lifted an import ban on some shipments of U.S. boneless beef and beef on the bone, the country’s agriculture ministry and quality watchdog said on Thursday. The lifting of the ban applies to imports of beef from animals under 30 months old (UTMs), according to a statement posted

Parasites are often a hidden health hazard because cattle don’t look sick, says parasitology professor, John Gilleard.

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Parasites could be costing you big bucks without you even realizing it

Infected cattle often look healthy, but their daily gain might be  up to half a pound lower than it should be

By Alexis Kienlen September 21, 2016

Little is known about the impact of parasites on Canadian cattle production. But one thing is sure — resistance to the medication used to treat these parasites is growing. “There’s a lack of local information and a lack of information on parasites in Canada. That’s a problem,” John Gilleard, professor of parasitology in the University

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Subway to ramp up Canadian meat sourcing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 20, 2016

One of the biggest fast-food players operating in Canada has pledged to lock in Canadian suppliers for some of its Canadian stores’ meat supplies by the end of 2016. The U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway said Tuesday it has now introduced “Canadian-raised” ham, turkey and shaved steak at its Canadian restaurants and is “committed” to sourcing

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Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen September 20, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $5 higher over the past week largely due to stronger U.S cattle markets. Alberta packers were relatively quiet but fed cattle prices in the U.S. southern Plains jumped US$5, reaching US$110. This sudden reversal caused Canadian feedlot operators to hold out for higher prices and the positive

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Beef cattle

Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

USDA requires meat packers to report online cattle auction deals

Sobeys locks in Atlantic Beef for P.E.I. stores

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

China now taking Canadian bone-in beef

China to conditionally lift ban on some U.S. beef

Parasites could be costing you big bucks without you even realizing it

Subway to ramp up Canadian meat sourcing

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

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