Livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending November 16, Western Canadian calves over 650 pounds were up $3-$6/cwt compared to seven days earlier. Calves under 650 pounds traded $4/cwt to as much as $10/cwt higher.
Klassen: Feeder market climbs another step
McDonald’s to pay U.S. farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use
The company is partnering with Syngenta to pay some farmers who use corn with the trait
Reading Time: 2 minutes A partnership between McDonald’s and Syngenta in the United States will pay beef producers to use Enogen corn, which will improve the feed efficiency of cattle and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.
Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
Reading Time: 2 minutes The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.
Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market
Reading Time: 2 minutes The weaker Canadian dollar has enhanced the feeding margin structure on incoming replacement calves and this translated into stronger values on premium genetic packages. Finishing feedlot operators in Alberta and Ontario were fairly aggressive in Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets.
US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the disease from medium to high.
Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians
Reading Time: < 1 minute Representatives from the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council met with parliamentarians as well as government and industry officials in Ottawa earlier this week.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
