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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Record-high cattle, beef prices seen in 2013

February 15, 2013

Reuters / U.S. cattle and beef prices should set more record highs this year as the worst drought in half a century, which wilted pastures and drove up feed costs, forced producers to trim the nation’s herd to the smallest since 1952, according to industry marketing and analytics firm CattleFax. Prices for fed cattle could

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

‘Fiscal cliff’ fallout could shut down meat packers

By Charles Abbott February 15, 2013

The Obama administration warned Feb. 8 that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in March may result in furloughing every U.S. meat and poultry inspector for two weeks, causing the meat industry to shut down. By law, meat packers and processors are not allowed to ship beef, pork, lamb and poultry meat without the

Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

Canola bounces off of support and resumes the uptrend

By David Drozd February 12, 2013

After dropping $90/tonne from the high of $657.50 in September, at the time of this writing, prices on the March 2013 canola futures contract have rallied $50/tonne since the USDA report was released on January 11, 2013. Thanks to phenomenal demand and improving basis levels, cash prices are back to the crop-year high ($14.50/bushel). For

Cereals, Crops, Weather

The rains that come are never enough as U.S. drought persists

By Carey Gillam February 6, 2013

Recent rains have brought some relief to Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, but the U.S. Plains remains tightly gripped by severe drought. The worst-hit areas remain in sad shape, said Brian Fuchs, climatologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “We’re still looking at significant precipitation deficits,” Fuchs said. “We really haven’t seen anything that has changed the

Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Have U.S. corn farmers lost their edge?

By Gavin Maguire January 30, 2013

For the first time on record, U.S. farmers have fallen out of the top two-yielding corn and soybean producers in the world after drought conditions dented production of both crops. The USDA says 2012-13 corn yields in Argentina and Canada will both top the 123.4 bushels an acre averaged in the U.S., while soybean growers

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, News

Still-potent U.S. drought robs cattle ranchers of wheat pasture

By Theopolis Waters January 29, 2013

Oklahoma rancher Kent Donica has given up. The drought that has ravaged pastures on his ranch and throughout the region has won. Since last September, Donica has sold nearly all of his 800 cattle because there is no pasture to feed them and he now works as a ranch hand nearby to make ends meet

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

U.S. hog producers aren’t reducing their herds

January 17, 2013

reuters / The U.S. hog herd in the latest quarter was unchanged with year-ago levels, which surprised analysts who had expected a slightly smaller herd after feed costs soared to record highs last summer. USDA’s data showed the U.S. hog herd as of Dec. 1 at 100 per cent of a year ago, or 66.348

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Truckers slam USDA for border meat inspection “chaos”

By Daniel Winters December 6, 2012

The perils of cross-border trade were front and centre for truckers and meat shippers a few weeks ago, when an inspection snafu on the American side forced hundreds of trucks on lengthy detours. On Oct. 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) temporarily suspended meat inspections at border entry points opposite Manitoba and Saskatchewan after

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Talking turkey over energy

December 6, 2012

The pre-American Thanksgiving decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deny the meat industry requests for a waiver on that country’s renewable fuel standard did little to calm the rhetoric between the livestock and ethanol sectors over who should have access to limited corn supplies this year. Shortly after the announcement, the National Turkey

Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. pork stocks rise to a record high

November 30, 2012

reuters / Pork stored in U.S. warehouses in October rose to a record high for that month as hog herds were reduced due to high feed costs. Producers have hurried their animals to market at a record pace and, coupled with the normal seasonal buildup in hog slaughters, that could result in tighter supplies in

Daily Network News

Iran says Strait of Hormuz open as Trump sees deal ‘soon’ to end war

Agriculture groups welcome seed, fertilizer approval bill

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

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