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Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Time To Rethink The Beef Business

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We are encouraged by a growing consumer movement towards not only organic foods, but just as important, local foods. Has anyone paid much attention to the NFU’s November 19, 2008 report on The Farm Crisis and the Cattle Sector? Among other things, the report reveals that average cattle prices are nearly half what they were
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Troubles Not Over For U. S. Meat Firms

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U. S. meat companies can expect a few more months of financial pressure as they work through supplies of high-priced feed and deal with soft demand for beef, chicken and pork amid a global recession, credit analysts said March 17. Feed costs have come down and meat production is being reduced, which has raised optimism
Beef cattle, Livestock

Calm Attitude Dominates CCA Meeting

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The livestock industry across Canada is reeling from months of gloomy news, but despair was in scarce supply at the annual meet ing of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association as delegates took a long-term view of the industry’s prospects. President Brad Wildeman said in an interview there’s plenty of concern among producers about regaining the equity
Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Ranchers Eye More EU Access For Beef

U. S. ranchers who raise cattle without growth hormones may gain more access to European markets if the United States and European Union settle a beef trade dispute that has lasted more than 20 years, a U. S. industry spokesman said March 16. But the size of the additional market access has not been determined,
Beef cattle, News

Recession Means — Cook Your Own Steak

As the recession discourages people from dining out, the U. S. beef industry is stepping up efforts to sell steaks through supermarkets to compensate for a slowdown in restaurant business, NCBA economist Gregg Doud said March 16. “On the steak side, you are seeing a lot of features for rib-eyes and T-bones at below $5
Beef cattle, Livestock

Market Access Key To Stabilizing Canadian Beef Industry

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Expanding export opportunities and reducing unnecessary regulations are the best ways to restore profitability to the Canadian beef industry, cattle producers have told the Commons agriculture committee. About 65 per cent of the beef produced in Canada is consumed by Canadians, but that is a fairly stable market facing increased competition from imports, John Gillespie,
Beef cattle, News

Hong Kong Now Taking Canadian Bone-In Beef

The Hong Kong government’s Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for imports of bone-in beef from Canada, effective March 9. The centre said in a statement that it will “partially” lift its suspension of Canadian bone-in beef imports, which dates back to the discovery of Canada’s first case of BSE in an Alberta
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Red Meat Industry Trying To Survive

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Governments need to show more concern for the survival of the red meat industry and worry less about countervailing action because some provinces are willing to support livestock producers, pork and beef groups have told the House of Commons’ agriculture committee. Jurgen Preugschas, president of the Canadian Pork Council, told the MPs March 5, “It’s
Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock, Oilseeds

New Trade Association Formed For North America Camelina Industry

Thirteen seed companies, processors and researchers of camelina have formed the first trade association focused on camelina production and processing in North America. The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) will work to promote research, production and the development of new markets for camelina. Camelina sativa, also known as gold of pleasure or false flax,

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