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Cattle producers wary of grasslands conservation proposal

By Karen Briere June 12, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association members want the Canadian Cattle Association to press pause on its Grasslands Conservation Initiative until it can better communicate its plan. Several resolutions about the initiative were debated during the SSGA annual meeting June 11 and while some were defeated members did approve one calling on CCA to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

By Jerry Klassen June 11, 2024

For the week ending June 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $6 above week-ago levels. In certain locations, quality packages of 600 pound plus steers were $8 to $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $440/cwt, up $2/cwt from the previous […] Read more

Jodie Griffin, program coordinator for the Livestock Price Insurance program, presents at the SSGA AGM. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 10, 2024

At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect sometime this week. “It’s something […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 7, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday as wholesale beef price firmed and packer margins improved, but traders remain concerned that cash market values may be near a seasonal peak, analysts said.

News

Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

Strike vote ballots sealed pending labour board meeting: union

By Alexis Kienlen June 7, 2024

The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to the picket lines.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

By Reuters June 6, 2024

Live cattle and feeder cattle futures closed mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as slow sales of beef products such as hamburgers and steak weighed on prices, Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Group, said.

File photo of a desk in Canada’s Senate. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

News

Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee

Some senators said the bill should cover everyone who enters a livestock operation because anyone can pose a biosecurity threat

By Karen Briere June 6, 2024

Senate scrutiny has begun on Bill C-275, the private member's bill to amend the Health of Animals Act, which would increase fines for those who unlawfully enter livestock barns and processing facilities.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

By Reuters June 5, 2024

Lean hog futures closed at their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday as traders focused on a potential oversupply of U.S. pork heading into the summer barbecue season.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

By Reuters, Tom Polansek June 4, 2024

Lean hog futures dropped to their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday as weakness in the Mexican peso fueled worries over demand in the biggest export market for U.S. pork, traders said.

Charles Gracey. Photo: supplied by the Gracey family

Livestock, News

Beef industry bids farewell to Charlie Gracey

Gracey was instrumental in developing analytical programs and procedures the beef sector still uses

By Glacier FarmMedia staff June 4, 2024

The beef industry has lost one of its most influential industry builders and analysts, as Charlie Gracey succumbed to a heart attack in late May.

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Cow-calf

Cattle producers wary of grasslands conservation proposal

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

Beef industry bids farewell to Charlie Gracey

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