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Klassen: Demand surges for beef, live cattle and feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen January 14, 2025

For the week ending January 11, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $15-$20/cwt compared to the week ending December 21, 2024. In eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, quality packages of steers 800 pounds and over traded $20/cwt to $25/cwt higher compared to three weeks earlier.

FILE PHOTO: A sign with the inscription “Beware of epidemic danger! No trespassing!” hangs on a fence in front of a farm in Mehrow, close to Ahrensfelde, Germany, January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

Livestock, News, Reuters

German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found

Britain halts imports of German pork, other meat and dairy products in effort to stop spread

By Reuters January 14, 2025

German authorities said on Tuesday they had found no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease following intensive testing around the area where the first case was confirmed last week. Britain has banned imports of German pork and other products.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise

By Geralyn Wichers January 13, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dipped on Monday after reaching record highs last week. Most active February live cattle closed at 197.400 cents per pound, down 1.375 cents from Friday. The second-most active April futures closed at 198.200, down 1.275 cents.

Livestock, News, Reuters

US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm

By Reuters, Tom Polansek January 13, 2025

Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

By Geralyn Wichers January 10, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.

There’s more labour needed to manage artificial insemination, but it can improve the rate of genetic gain.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Increasing AI use has many advantages

Animal Health: There are improved technologies for breeding and synchronization, for which AI makes more sense

By Roy Lewis January 10, 2025

Over the last decade or so, artificial insemination (AI), not to be confused with the other AI (artificial intelligence), has seen an upsurge in the commercial cattle population. This has been happening for a lot longer in the purebred cattle industry and a lot of the reasons are the same. If one is considering AI […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

By Reuters January 9, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.

Livestock, News, Reuters

US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

By Leah Douglas, Reuters January 8, 2025

The U.S. will rebuild its stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matched to the current strain of the virus circulating among commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

By Geralyn Wichers, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 7, 2025

Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen January 7, 2025

The Alberta fed cattle market was quoted on a live basis in the range of range of $262-$265/cwt fob feedlot last week. Fed cattle forward contracts for March and April delivery (Alberta) were quoted from $270 to $272/cwt. Compared to last week of November 2024, fed prices are up $20/cwt on average.

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U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say

Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral

Livestock

Klassen: Demand surges for beef, live cattle and feeder cattle

German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise

US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm

U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

Increasing AI use has many advantages

USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

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