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Profitable Futures Slow U. S. Hog Herd Liquidation

By Bob Burgdorfer March 4, 2010

U. S. hog producers who have reduced their herds after a couple of rough years may be slowing that process as Chicago futures prices suggest this could be a profitable year for hogs. The latest U. S. Agriculture Department data shows that sow slaughter has slowed and is now less than a year ago, a

Hogs, News

Decline In Stocks Supportive To U. S. Meat Prices

By Jerry Bieszk February 25, 2010

The amount of meat in U. S. warehouses at the end of January was down from a year earlier due to better demand and larger exports, and that should support meat prices in 2010. “Lower stocks across the board for all categories compared to last year shows that we are going to have a tighter

Forages, News

In Briefs continued from page 2 – for Feb. 25, 2010

February 25, 2010

Move over Canada: China is rapidly moving up the ranks towards becoming the U. S.’s top market for agricultural exports. The Asian economy will replace Japan as the No. 3 market for U. S. farm exports this fiscal year and in a few years it could be the largest buyer overall, said the USDA Feb.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Potential Benefits From Livestock ID

By Kevin Hursh February 25, 2010

Here in Canada, we’re enhancing our livestock identification programs. Individual cattle ID with radio frequency eartags (RFID), age verification, premise ID, animal movement records – about the only thing that isn’t planned is a GPS locator attached to each individual animal. Incredibly, American efforts for a National Animal Identification System are back to Square 1.

Cereals, Crops

Quality Woes, Competition To Hurt U. S. Corn Exports

By Karl Plume February 25, 2010

Corn exports from the United States, the world’s top seller of the grain, will struggle to hit the government target amid worries about U. S. corn quality and competition from other feed grain suppliers. The 2009 U. S. corn harvest was the longest in decades due to rainy, cool weather that cut the quality of

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

More Corn And Beans In USDA Outlook

By Charles Abbott February 25, 2010

U. S. farmers can expect a record corn crop, another huge soybean harvest and strong demand for their exports, which should combine to boost incomes for the farm sector this year, the U. S. Agriculture Department said in its latest forecast Feb. 18. At its annual outlook conference, USDA raised its forecast for farm exports

Livestock, Oilseeds

Expect More U. S.-China Farm Trade Tension

By Roberta Rampton February 25, 2010

Chinese farm exports are set to become a greater source of trade tension as China boosts its production and becomes a bigger player in world markets for labor-intensive crops, a U. S. agricultural economist said Feb. 19. Importers around the globe have already launched more than 30 farm trade cases against China in recent years,

Beef cattle, News

In Brief… – for Feb. 18, 2010

February 18, 2010

Three-year plan: “Plan. Farm. Safety.” is the theme of a three-year Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign that will be launched March 11 at MacDon Industries. This year the campaign will promote “Plan” with safety walkabouts and planning for safety. In following years, the focus will be on implementation, documentation and training and on safety assessment, improvement

Cereals, News

Ethanol Byproduct Cuts Into Barley Bids

By Dwayne Klassen February 18, 2010

Imported Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) is increasingly displacing barley in the western Canadian feedlot sector, industry sources say. The loss in barley’s cash value was seen continuing given that DDGS have now become part of a scheduled program by the feedlot industry. “The need to cover barley needs by end-users has been slowing

Crops, Oilseeds

Cheaper Fertilizer Spells Relief For U. S. Farmers

By Michael Hirtzer February 18, 2010

U. S. farmers who have faced lower selling prices for corn and soybeans this year should see some relief when they plant crops this spring as fertilizer prices have fallen as much as 60 per cent from the record highs of October 2008. Nitrogen, phosphate and potash – the three essential crop nutrients – have

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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