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Beef cattle, Livestock

Rumour Mill Wrong About Packers Dragging Their Feet

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There is no validity to rumours that meat packers may be reluctant to embrace the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS), says spokesman Larry Thomas. “On the packer question I can share that yes, we have not been public in sounding the horns about packer support for BIXS, but rest assured we are
Livestock

Cattle Herd Shrinks, Hog Numbers Increase

Canada’s cattle herd shrank as of July 1 to its smallest in 17 years, while the number of hogs rose by mid-year for the first time in five years, Statistics Canada said Aug. 22. Farmers had nearly 13.9 million head of cattle on their farms, down 0.8 per cent from a year ago, continuing a
Hogs, Livestock

China Banks On Massive Pork Farms

BEIJING/SHANGHAI/REUTERS A growing number of firms have laid out plans to build massive industrial-scale pig farms in China, the world’s largest pork consumer, as Beijing resumed a $2.5-billion-yuan subsidy to spur pig breeding and prevent future supply shocks. China, the pork powerhouse of the world, produces some 50 million tonnes of pork each year and
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Cattle Numbers Dropping

The U.S. fed cattle supply on July 1 was 3.8 per cent larger than a year ago as a devastating drought in the U.S. southwest and high cattle prices pulled young cattle into feedlots, analysts said July 22. In a separate report, USDA put the U.S. cattle herd, which includes all cattle inside and outside
Livestock

Australia Lifts Ban On Live Cattle To Indonesia

CANBERRA/REUTERS Australia’s government removed a monthlong ban on live cattle exports to neighbouring Indonesia July 7, saying it was satisfied the A$320-million trade could resume after a furor over mistreatment of livestock. The minority government has been under pressure from ranchers to overturn the ban, put in place after television footage showed cattle being beaten,
Livestock

Dutch Vote To Ban Religious Slaughter Of Animals

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The Dutch parliament voted June 28 to ban ritual slaughter of animals, a move strongly opposed by the country’s Muslim and Jewish minorities, but left a loophole that might let religious butchering continue. The bill by the small Animal Rights Party, the first such group in Europe to win seats in a national parliament, passed
Livestock

Unusual Summer Rally Seen In Cattle Markets

Vo l a t i l i t y has been the name of the game in cattle markets of late, and that trend could continue throughout the summer, according to one industry analyst. Anne Dunford, general manager of Gateway Livestock at Taber, Alta., said there has been lots of fluctuation in prices recently. “It’s
Beef cattle, Livestock

Indonesia, Australia Work Towards Lifting Cattle Ban

JAKARTA/REUTERS Indonesia and Australia are working together on a draft of animal welfare guidelines and standards, aimed at helping resume Australian cattle exports to its top market, both governments said June 20. Australia suspended live cattle exports to Indonesia earlier this month after an outcry over a video showing inhumane treatment of cattle there, prompting
Beef cattle, Livestock

U.S. Cattle Supply Up But Shrinking

U.S. producers sold 11 per cent more cattle to slaughterhouses in May than what they brought in, solid evidence that the cattle supply is shrinking and by year’s end that smaller supply should mean much higher cattle prices, analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department reported June 17 nearly 10.93 million cattle in feedlots, up four

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