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Activists target Ontario hog farm with ransomware

'We are dealing with adversaries whose motivation is not money'

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A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry. Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, Canada research chair in cybersecurity […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm; remain near recent highs

A lack of fresh fundamental inputs limited the gains

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle edged higher on Wednesday, with tight U.S. supplies keeping prices near contract highs. A lack of fresh fundamental inputs limited the gains. August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled up 0.05 cent at 181.325 cents per pound, ending just below the contract high of 181.875 cents it set […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

US Livestock: live cattle rise on limited US supply, strong cash prices

Analysts suggest high prices, tight supply may drive meatpackers to cut hours

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended gains on Tuesday on worries over limited U.S. supplies. Recent strength in cash prices for cattle helped to support futures, analysts said, after ranchers shrank their herds due to drought and high feed costs. Analysts said there is chatter in the market that high […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market continues climb

Futures spur larger feedlots to lock in ownership

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Compared to last week, quality yearling packages traded $6-$10/cwt higher. In some cases, prices were up as much as $12/cwt. Calf markets were relatively unchanged although the market was hard to defined due to limited volumes. Pastures are drying up in Saskatchewan and certain area of eastern Alberta. Yearlings from these regions are coming on […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME August live cattle touch new high

Hogs lower as China books higher pork output

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a new high in the front-month contract on Monday on technical buying and concerns over tightening U.S. supplies, analysts said. August live cattle reached its life-of-contract high of 181.6 cents/lb. before retreating to settle 0.05 cent lower at 180.125 cents/lb. (all figures US$). October […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages and October 2023 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher

Chicago lean hog futures mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Friday amid a flurry of technical trading, even as beef prices continued to see a seasonal downturn, traders said. Cash cattle market trades this week continued to be down $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures US$). The U.S. Department of […] Read more
Cattle prices encouraging herd expansion
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Cattle prices encouraging herd expansion

Market Update: Consumer spending on beef has been strong, but will it continue?

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During the third week of June, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $415/cwt delivered. Prices f.o.b the feedlot in southern Alberta were averaging $246/cwt. The U.S cattle herd has been contracting for the past four years. Cattle prices are now functioning to encourage expansion. Wholesale beef prices are also trading […] Read more
This file photo shows a rack of blood samples being tested for bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand dairy cattle. (Lakeview_Images/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

More bovine TB cases found in Saskatchewan herd

Herd now depopulated, one separate contact herd identified

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Corrected, July 14 — Postmortem testing of a Saskatchewan cattle herd culled after turning up three confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) has yielded six more cases. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is tasked with testing the infected herd, said Thursday that as of July 12, a total of eight cases of bovine […] Read more
CME August 2023 lean hogs with 20- and 50-day moving averages and CME cash lean hog index (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Cattle futures end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by rising wholesale pork prices and firm cash hog values, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quoted the wholesale pork carcass cutout at $110.90 per hundredweight (cwt), up 24 cents from Wednesday, and pork bellies rose $17.08, to […] Read more
There are 37 acres of annual pasture seeded to two different blends including a cover crop blend that includes, oats, peas, sunn hemp, sunflower, crimson clover, lablab (a forage legume that grows similar to sweet pea), and radish.
Beef Cattle, Columns, Livestock

All efforts geared toward sustainable beef and crop production

Quebec producer adopts regenerative agriculture practices in a bid ‘to do something different’

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Stéphane Guay produces beef and cash crops on his farm in southwest Quebec, but there is so much more happening on this 400-acre regenerative agriculture operation he’s been developing over the past few years. Yes, there are cattle and crops, but they’re just part of a diversified farming operation that includes a wide range of […] Read more

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