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CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME August live cattle touch new high

Hogs lower as China books higher pork output

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a new high in the front-month contract on Monday on technical buying and concerns over tightening U.S. supplies, analysts said. August live cattle reached its life-of-contract high of 181.6 cents/lb. before retreating to settle 0.05 cent lower at 180.125 cents/lb. (all figures US$). October
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages and October 2023 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher

Chicago lean hog futures mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Friday amid a flurry of technical trading, even as beef prices continued to see a seasonal downturn, traders said. Cash cattle market trades this week continued to be down $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures US$). The U.S. Department of
This file photo shows a rack of blood samples being tested for bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand dairy cattle. (Lakeview_Images/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef cattle, Livestock

More bovine TB cases found in Saskatchewan herd

Herd now depopulated, one separate contact herd identified

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Corrected, July 14 — Postmortem testing of a Saskatchewan cattle herd culled after turning up three confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) has yielded six more cases. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is tasked with testing the infected herd, said Thursday that as of July 12, a total of eight cases of bovine
CME August 2023 lean hogs with 20- and 50-day moving averages and CME cash lean hog index (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Cattle futures end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by rising wholesale pork prices and firm cash hog values, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quoted the wholesale pork carcass cutout at $110.90 per hundredweight (cwt), up 24 cents from Wednesday, and pork bellies rose $17.08, to
David Wiens. (Photo: CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Manitoba dairyman named to lead national body

David Wiens elected president of Dairy Farmers of Canada

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The vice-president of Dairy Farmers of Canada has levelled up to lead the organization following elections at its annual meeting Wednesday in Winnipeg. David Wiens, who farms with his brother at Grunthal, Man., about 50 km southeast of Winnipeg, replaces Pierre Lampron, an organic dairy farmer in Quebec’s Mauricie region and DFC president since 2017.
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages and October 2023 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Hogs also down off early strength

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn in beef prices adding to bearish sentiment, traders said. Most-active August live cattle futures settled down 1.95 cents at 176.875 cents/lb., retreating after rising to
JBS signage at Greeley, Colorado. (JBS.com.br)
Livestock, Markets

Brazil’s JBS reboots plan to list shares in New York

International meat packer hopes for access to lower-cost capital

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, on Wednesday proposed listing its shares in New York, hoping the move will bring its multiples closer to peers and that a broader investor base will give it more access to cheaper capital, sending its shares up eight per cent in mid-morning trade.
Many livestock producers are looking for digestibility, palatability and improved animal health.
Crops, Livestock

Charting the return of silage hybrids

Many producers want a broader range of attributes for corn

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Glacier FarmMedia – When assessing value in a corn crop, producers’ needs vary according to end uses. It’s been 25 years since genetically modified hybrids became the norm and some in the seed trade say dual hybrids serve grain and feed sectors equally well. However, livestock producers seek better digestibility, efficient feed use and palatability
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife and people.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Watch for blue-green algae in your livestock water supply

Deadly algae can thrive in livestock water sources during hot spells, but remote watering systems lower the risk significantly

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In over three decades as a veterinarian, Roy Lewis never saw a cow die from ingesting blue-green algae from an infected water source. But he still says it’s an issue ranchers should watch for. Why it matters: Manitoba has had a hot start to the summer with over two dozen days with daily highs above
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dates moved up in dairy sector’s CUSMA compensation calendar

Calculation date will shift to Aug. 31

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Changes are being made to the timetable for the remainder of the program compensating Canada’s dairy farmers for market share lost to recent multilateral trade deals. The Dairy Direct Payment Program (DDPP), which issued $1.75 billion over four payments from 2019 to 2023 to compensate for the Canada-European Union (CETA) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade

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