Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feeder and live cattle futures fell hard on Friday while lean hogs closed on either side of unchanged.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed
Bird flu virus could be airborne: study
Reading Time: 2 minutes A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn
Western Canadian grains hold price advantage
Reading Time: 2 minutes While U.S. corn prices are falling, Western Canadian feed barley and feed wheat still have price advantages, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
China to reduce pig herd amid low consumer demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s pig industry representatives will gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to reduce breeding sow numbers by a million as part of a push to tackle over-capacity and stabilize prices.
U.S. cattle ranchers slowly start to rebuild decimated herd
Meatpackers want larger herds to bring down cattle prices from record highs
Reading Time: 4 minutes In major U.S. livestock regions, some ranchers have slowly begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after the nation’s inventory shrank due to a years-long drought that dried up pasture land used for grazing and hiked feeding costs.
Canadian Cattle Association focused on CUSMA review as trade talks with U.S. continue
Reading Time: < 1 minute As trade talks with the U.S. continue, the Canadian Cattle Association says it's pleased to see a focus on the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) while maintaining tariff-free access for CUSMA-compliant goods.
Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.
National pullet and laying hen code amended
Reading Time: 2 minutes Final amendments to Canada's pullet and laying hen code of practice have been published, the National Farm Animal Care Council and Egg Farmers of Canada announced on Thursday.
U.S. billionaire supports embattled B.C. ostrich farm
Reading Time: 2 minutes A New York City-based businessman is financially supporting the owners of an ostrich farm in British Columbia as they dispute an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull the birds.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures set record highs on scarce supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures set record highs on Wednesday as cash prices stayed strong, along with consumers' demand for beef, brokers said.
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