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Editor’s Rant: Fluency in flu

By Dave Bedard April 27, 2024

When this issue hits your mailbox (on or around May 7), we’ll be at about the peak of one of the best meteor showers Earth sees this year. Wishing on shooting stars is silly at best, but if I see one — other than my standing wish for seven bucks and the winning 6/49 ticket […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hogs ease on technical trade

By Reuters April 25, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.

News, Reuters

Colombia restricts US beef from some states due to bird flu in cows

By Reuters April 25, 2024

Colombia has restricted the import of U.S. beef and beef products coming from states where dairy cows have tested positive for avian influenza as of April 15, according to a notice on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website this week.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slump as US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle

By Reuters, Tom Polansek April 24, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. government announced plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza - even though the virus has not been identified in beef cattle herds, market analysts said.

Livestock, News

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

Cattle without symptoms have tested positive; Meat Institute calls for safety checks on beef

By Tom Polansek April 24, 2024

The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday, as federal officials ramp up their response to an outbreak in herds.

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U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence

By Reuters April 24, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe.

Markets, Reuters, Winter Wheat

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on pork demand outlook, rising commodities prices

By Reuters April 23, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, traders said.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market recovers from weather discount

By Jerry Klassen April 23, 2024

Compared to last week, backgrounded yearlings traded $4-$8/cwt higher on average. Calves were quite variable with prices quoted from unchanged to as much as $10 higher. Overall, there appeared to be stronger buying interest this week across all weight categories.

A view of Oldman River which flows into the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol

General, Reuters

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

By Reuters April 19, 2024

Municipalities and irrigation districts in Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday.

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

General, Livestock

Several factors favour bovine influenza A detection on dairy versus beef farms

By GFM Network News April 19, 2024

University of Montreal faculty member Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillaincourt said there are several reasons why dairy farms are more likely bovine hosts.

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Under Trump, U.S. cedes its share of China’s beef market to Australia

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

GFM Network News