Livestock
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.
Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians
Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending November 2, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong demand continues to support the feeder complex at historical high prices.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove the market upward, analysts said. Live cattle futures touched a one-month low, while feeder cattle recovered after reaching the lowest price in more than five […] Read more
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley and corn imported from the United States are currently trading at the same price into southern Alberta, said Lethbridge-based Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers.
US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.
Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
Reading Time: 2 minutes H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Klassen: Western Canadian calf market surges
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending 26, Western Canadian calf markets were up $8-$12/cwt on average compared to seven days earlier. Pee-wee calves were up $20-$25/cwt compared to the prior week. Finishing feedlot operators were active buyers in all weight categories while backgrounders were cleaning up on smaller packages of calves under 550 pounds.
Biosecurity bill C-275 amended in Senate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bill C-275, which was drafted protect farms from intruders who might spread animal diseases was amended in the Senate yesterday to include anyone who doesn’t respect biosecurity protocol.
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