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Mechanically tenderized meats will have to be labelled

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 22, 2013

As of July 2, federally inspected meat plants in Canada will be required to label beef steaks or roasts that have been mechanically tenderized, the federal government announced May 17. The move is part of new mandatory federal requirements designed to strengthen control over E. coli. Contaminated needles used to mechanically tenderize meat were identified

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Opinion

Accountability or wonky accounting?

By Laura Rance

May 15, 2013

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association recently wrote to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz expressing concerns about the state of forage breeding within the federal department. (See the letter elsewhere on this page.) If the word on the street is correct, those concerns are well founded. It appears that the Brandon Research Station, the home of

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK – Most U.S. live cattle dip despite record-high beef

By Reuters May 15, 2013

* Trade anticipating top in beef prices * Demand for lower-priced pork expected to increase * Good demand for heavier weight feeder cattle By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) - Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures contracts eased on Tuesday in anticipation of a seasonal top soon in beef markets and despite a

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed

By Reuters May 11, 2013

* Feeder futures benefit from bigger corn supplies * Most live cattle firm as beef keeps setting record highs * Most lean hogs weak on seasonal decline By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Friday, led higher by deferred contracts, on expectations for lower cattle feed

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures up as cash keeps climbing

By Reuters May 10, 2013

* Cattle recovering from steep slide * Feeder cattle follow live cattle higher * Hog futures ease in anticipation of seasonal slide By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures posted tentative gains on Thursday on a rebound from the steep slide since the month began and continued

Hogs, Livestock

Pork producers discuss common concerns

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 26, 2013

North American pork producers say their needs weren’t considered by companies that have decided to phase out sow gestation stalls. “Hog farmers, to survive in the fiercely competitive international pork market, must be able to recover their costs of production,”said Jean-Guy Vincent, who farms in Sainte-Séraphine, Quebec who chairs the Canadian Pork Council. “Recent announcements

Hogs, News

Pilot Mound prosciutto wins gold at food fight

By Lorraine Stevenson April 26, 2013

Thin slivers of dry-cured ham passed the ultimate taste test, earning its creator a grand prize of $10,000 at the Great Manitoba Food Fight April 18. Clinton Cavers used recipes borrowed from his Italian friends to create the gold-medal-winning ‘old world recipe’ prosciutto, made from pork raised outdoors and processed in a meat shop on

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

France tops EU for levels of horsemeat found in beef products

By Charlie Dunmore April 26, 2013

France found more cases of illegal horsemeat in beef products than any other European Union country, results of official DNA tests ordered in the wake of the scandal showed, with more than one in every eight samples testing positive. Announcing the results April 16, the European Commission said that for the EU as a whole,

Hogs, Opinion

Time for a change

By Laura Rance-Unger April 18, 2013

If you were trying to find someone to promote your cause to the general public, it’s not likely that you’d choose someone with the nickname “Dr. Evil” and had a reputation as a high-priced lobbyist fighting in favour of smoking, junk food consumption and drinking and driving. But that’s who the Manitoba Pork Council hired

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Two Manitoba plants not shipping to Russia

By Alex Binkley April 18, 2013

Russian authorities are cutting off purchases from slaughter plants that handle animals treated with ractopamine

Russia has blocked beef and pork shipments from dozens of Canadian meat plants, including two in Manitoba, in an ongoing dispute over the use of the feed additive ractopamine. According to a list from VPSS, Russia’s veterinary inspection service, only 15 Canadian pork and four beef processors can still ship to Russia because they don’t

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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