Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was unavailable Sep 3, but was $72.77 Aug. 27. U.S. hogs averaged $88.85 on a carcass basis Sept. 3, down from $92.54 Aug. 27. The U.S. pork cutout was $108.15 per hundredweight Sept. 3, down from $119.26 Aug. 27. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
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AgriRecovery to pay $200 per cow in Sask.
Provincial government announces details of the program, which is intended to help producers weather this year’s drought
Saskatchewan announced details of its AgriRecovery drought funding Aug. 30 and is accepting applications as of Sept. 1. The 2021 Canada-Saskatchewan Drought Response Initiative will pay a maximum of $200 per head for female breeding stock. The money will come in two payments. The first will be $100 per breeding female equivalent in inventory as […] Read more
Artificial intelligence helps shed light on cattle
An artificial intelligence platform seeks to put some of the skills of producers into computers that can monitor livestock around the clock, easing the need for human labour. “A rancher has years of experience and knowledge, but they can’t be everywhere at once,” said Geoffrey Shmigelsky, chief technology officer at OneCup AI. “A computer never […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts is $77.70 Aug 13, down from $78.29 Aug 6. U.S. hogs averaged $97.97 on a carcass basis Aug. 13, down from $99.15 Aug 6. The U.S. pork cutout was $125.68 per hundredweight Aug 13, up from $123.67 Aug 6. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts is $77.70 Aug 13, down from $78.29 Aug 6. U.S. hogs averaged $97.97 on a carcass basis Aug 13 down from $99.15 Aug 6. The U.S. pork cutout was $125.68 per hundred weight Aug 13, up from $123.67 Aug 6. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
Feed regulations subject to ‘overdue’ update
The last complete review of livestock feed regulations was done in 1983, with work ongoing for last decade
Consultations are underway on proposals to modernize Canada’s livestock feed regulations. The last complete review was done in 1983 and work on an update has been ongoing since 2010, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Town hall meetings were held in 2016 and feedback used to develop the regulations published in Canada Gazette Part […] Read more
Big B.C. meat licensing change
A meat licensing system announced July 20 in British Columbia is expected to make it easier to buy and sell locally produced meat. “It’s simplifying the licensing system,” said Lana Popham, B.C. minister of agriculture, food and fisheries. “There’s an increase in inspections from a health perspective and it’s increasing markets for small to medium-scale […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts is $78.29 Aug 6, up from 76.65 July 30. U.S. hogs averaged $99.15 on a carcass basis Aug 6 down from $101.70 July 30. The U.S. pork cutout was $123.67 per hundredweight July 30, down from $123.89 July 30. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
WP livestock report – August 5, 2021
HOGS The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $76.65 July 30, down from $79.07 July 23. U.S. hogs averaged $101.70 on a carcass basis July 30, down from $104.59 July 23. The U.S. pork cutout was $123.89 per hundredweight July 30, up from $122.37 July 23. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
India contests Cambodia’s claim of buffalo meat infected with COVID-19
MUMBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – India on Wednesday contested Cambodia’s claims that Indian buffalo meat was infected with COVID-19, saying it exports the meat only after getting COVID-free certification. Cambodia earlier this week said three out of five containers of frozen buffalo meat imported from India tested positive for coronavirus. India’s Agricultural and Processed Food […] Read more
