Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Limited cattle were on offer with the shortened holiday week, but quality groups were well bid. Feedlot operators have been aggressively selling fed cattle, freeing up pen space. Although feedlot inventories decline in the summer, many operations want to carry sufficient numbers into the […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain rally
India’s top court suspends ban on trade in cattle for slaughter
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Delhi | Reuters — India’s Supreme Court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a boost for the multi-billion dollar beef and leather industries mostly run by members of the Muslim minority. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government in May decreed that markets could only trade cattle […] Read more
New mentorship program looks to connect Angus breeders
New Angus breeders will be given the opportunity to pick more experienced brains on industry concerns, business development and day-to-day decisions through a mentorship program
Reading Time: 3 minutes What kind of advice can an Angus breeder in the Maritimes give to a breeder in Manitoba? If their management practices are similar enough, they might be about to find out. Participating long-term breeders will be paired off with industry newcomers this summer after the Canadian Angus Association launched its national mentorship program June 10. […] Read more
Guelph gets new beef research facility
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal and provincial governments and the Beef Farmers of Ontario have all announced funding for buildings and programs at the University of Guelph’s renewed beef research station this week. The funds announced are to help create a completely new cow-calf and heifer research facility next to the current beef research station, and a new […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market enters summer doldrums
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices steady to $5 lower across all weight categories last week with most auction barns starting their summer holiday schedule. Most sales rings are closed next week. Limited numbers were on offer across the Prairies, which caused diverse price action in certain regions. Heavier feeders are hard to come by this […] Read more
Brazilian top court justice upholds barring JBS asset sale
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has upheld a lower court decision that ordered the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, to halt the sale of US$300 million worth of South American assets to Minerva SA , according to a court document. Justice Edson Fachin agreed with a lower court’s ruling that JBS’ […] Read more
Canada, other countries raise meat inspection bar for Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Meat-importing countries from North America to Europe and Asia have tightened inspection standards for shipments from Brazil in a bid to protect consumers, following a probe into possible corruption involving inspectors. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Wednesday that the tighter inspection standards it enacted in April have resulted […] Read more
Beef processor cuts deal with ABC in ‘pink slime’ defamation case
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Beef Products Inc. has settled a closely watched defamation lawsuit against American Broadcasting Co. and its reporter Jim Avila, the meat processor said on Wednesday. BPI had claimed that ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co., and Avila defamed the company by calling its ground-beef product “pink slime” and making errors and omissions […] Read more
Klassen: Low volumes characterize feeder cattle market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, low volumes and various-quality cattle characterized the market. It’s that time of year, when stragglers and recovering sick animals come available and discounts were quite sizeable on substandard cattle. Quality late bloomers were well bid and there was no shortage of buyers. Feedlot […] Read more
Burger King pledges to end deforestation by 2030
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rio de Janeiro | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2030 but scientists say the company is not moving fast enough to stop its hamburgers from destroying rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Restaurant Brands International, one of the world’s […] Read more
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