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White knight charges in to save XL, but it may be the last one

By Will Verboven November 21, 2012

There seemed to be a collective sigh of relief from the western Canadian cattle and beef industry when it was announced that JBS would be taking over management of the XL Foods Lakeside beef plant in Brooks. The reality is that there was a very good possibility that the plant was not going to reopen

Livestock, Oilseeds, Opinion

Drought repercussions will weigh on livestock sector for months to come

By Gavin Maguire November 21, 2012

Low protein in soymeal and higher toxin levels in distillers grains add new challenges for pig, poultry and cattle feeders 

Reuters / The repercussions of this year’s drought across the U.S. Midwest will likely continue to affect the livestock feeding industry for many months to come. Drought not only impacted the quantity of crops produced but also quality, leading to abnormally low protein content in soybeans and higher-than-usual toxin levels in corn that stand to

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Higher feed costs could trigger wide-reaching shift in consumers’ meat purchases

By Nigel Hunt November 21, 2012

A surge in feed grain prices has stripped many livestock farmers of profit and set off a chain of events that threatens to drive up world meat prices in 2013. The global economic downturn has made it difficult for farmers to pass on rising costs to cash-strapped consumers, and they have sought to scale back

Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Letters — for 2012-11-15 00:00:00

November 21, 2012

Let’s get talking I appreciated the article in the August 30, 2012 edition entitled “Animal welfare – act now, or have someone else do it.” To have producers be proactive to address the concerns of both people in animal welfare groups as well as the purchasing public would be terrific. There does seem to be

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Prairie farmers selling aggressively into cash market

By Terryn Shiells November 21, 2012

Strong cash prices and flexibility are credited Prairie farmers are selling aggressively into the cash market after harvesting their first crop following the demise of the single desk. “Without the (Canadian) Wheat Board, farmers aren’t limited in terms of delivery calls, so they can deliver as much as they want or as little as they

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

By Charles Abbott November 21, 2012

The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the government said Nov. 9. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised its forecasts of global soybean,

Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap: What rationing tasted like

By Lorraine Stevenson November 15, 2012

With Remembrance Day approaching, many teachers turn to resources of Veterans Affairs for ways to help young people understand the meaning of the day. Here is an idea that you might want to observe in your own home this Sunday. It is called the “Missing Man” dinner setting, and involves setting your dinner table with

Livestock, News, Poultry

U.S. Thanksgiving turkey dinner to be easy on the wallet

By P.J. Huffstutter November 15, 2012

Reuters / Americans will be able to enjoy relatively cheap Thanksgiving turkeys this year, thanks to many retailers locking in their costs before a drought this year drove up U.S. feed prices. And retailers are determined to keep prices for the traditional Thanksgiving main course as low as possible, even though sky-high corn prices have

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

ICE predicts interest in futures contracts will pick up

By Dwayne Klassen November 15, 2012

The head of ICE Canada is optimistic interest will pick up in the 10-month-old milling wheat, durum and barley futures contracts. Open interest in all three commodities is confined to the two nearby months and trading volumes have been very low. “There have been discussions held with a subsection of the group who helped create

Cereals, Crops, News

Rain may curb wheat area in France, Britain

November 15, 2012

paris / reuters / Recent heavy rains could prevent some wheat from being sown in France and Britain after some rapeseed area was lost in the two major European crop producers, adding further uncertainty to the global supply outlook, analysts said. Germany, however, has seen favourable sowing conditions for both crops, with rapeseed notably expected

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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