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Mexico lifts Alta. breeding cattle ban

October 30, 2008

The Canadian and Mexican governments have reached an agreement to remove Mexico’s temporary ban on imports of Alberta breeding cattle. The agreement resumes trade of all breeding cattle born after January 1999, lifting a ban the Mexican government imposed in August after Canada’s confirmation of its 14th case of BSE in a six-year-old Alberta beef

Beef cattle, News

BSE ban cost U. S. $11B in exports

By Christopher Doering October 23, 2008

U. S. ranchers and processors lost almost $11 billion in revenue between 2004 and 2007 after major importers barred U. S. beef following the discovery of BSE in the United States, according to a government report issued Oct. 7. The International Trade Commission said trade restrictions put in place because of mad cow disease cost

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Tyson to tighten beef, pork COOL labelling

October 23, 2008

U. S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. said this week it will tighten its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) practices starting early next year to identify more of its beef and pork products as sourced exclusively from the United States. The leading U. S. beef and No. 2 pork producer had initially planned on categorizing its beef

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

COOL blunts U. S. packers’ need for cattle

By Ron Friesen October 23, 2008

“They’re going to need cattle but COOL is standing in the way.” – Kevin Grier, George Morris Centre The U. S. is feeding fewer beef cattle but country-of-origin labelling will likely restrict opportunities for Canadian cattle exports. Uncertainty over COOL will override the U. S. industry’s need to make up for a shortfall of cattle

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Good science no substitute for human intuition

By Kris Ringwall October 23, 2008

In the end, it takes a science-based team blended with a husbandry-based team to make the beef business work. The report from the human side of the chute was not very good. We had 32 open heifers that were pastured together and exposed to one bull. The bull had passed the breeding soundness exam. He

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Mexico bans six U. S. meat plants

October 23, 2008

Mexico said Oct. 13 it had banned imports from six U. S. meat-processing plants, just weeks after U. S. Department of Agriculture officials shut down exports from some Mexican meat producers. Mexican sanitary officials from the Agriculture Ministry conducted inspections in the United States and at the end of last week said six plants were

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U. S. plants start rejecting Canadian cattle

By Ron Friesen October 16, 2008

“It’s a very significant disruption. – John Masswohl, CCA Canada’s cattle shipments to the United States are plummeting as the new country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule takes effect. Some U. S. packers are taking a hands-off approach to Canadian cattle as uncertainty reigns over how to handle slaughter animals from another country. The impact became noticeable

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Argus cuts Ukraine wheat crop forecast on lower harvest area

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

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