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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

By Julie Ingwersen June 12, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and 200-day moving averages. CME August […] 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

The doses are intended for those most exposed to the virus, such as poultry farm workers and veterinarians. Photo: branex/iStock/Getty Images

Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

EU to secure 40 million avian flu vaccines for 15 countries: officials

By Julia Payne June 10, 2024

Brussels | Reuters – The EU will sign a contract on Tuesday to secure over 40 million doses of a preventative avian flu vaccine for 15 countries with the first shipments heading to Finland, EU officials said on Monday. The deal secures up to 665,000 doses from vaccine manufacturer CSL Seqirus and includes an option […] Read more

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Dairy Cattle, News, Reuters

Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states

By Reuters June 6, 2024

Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters.

Hogs, Livestock, News

Issues loom over hog farmers as they gather in Des Moines

Prop 12, bird flu, farm bill top of mind at this year's World Pork Expo

By Ed White June 5, 2024

North America's hog industry is grappling with multiple issues these days, but is presently feeling better than some of the other livestock industries. That doesn't mean that everything's great, but not yet having to deal with avian flu infections is keeping hog farmers in a cautiously optimistic mood about their challenges.

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.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market hard to define on smaller volumes

By Jerry Klassen June 4, 2024

For the week ending June 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to the previous week. It’s that time of year when volumes are limited and the market can be quite variable from region to region.

Beef Cattle, News

Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant

June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage

By Alexis Kienlen May 31, 2024

Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.

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Livestock, Markets

‘Status quo’ for Prairie feed market

May 30, 2024

Feed grain bids in Western Canada lack any clear direction for the time being, as farmers finish up spring seeding around consistent rains.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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