Livestock Management
Canada Beef Inc. is making some major administrative changes after four years of operation. The research, market development and promotion agency has decided it needs to streamline its operations. A new manager will be hired to administer the $1 national nonrefundable checkoff, and current president Rob Meijer will handle only marketing and promotion. The agency […] Read more
Livestock Management
Beef promotion group streamlines
Mexican company urges Canada to produce more beef
If Canadians produce more beef, Mexico will buy it. Mauricio Usabiago Diaz-Barriga, a partner in the family owned food distribution company Susazon in central Mexico, said Canada needs a strategy to expand it current cattle beef herd. The Canadian herd size, now at around 13 million head, has been declining for nearly a decade. “Canada […] Read more
Hay prices stabilize, down from spring highs
After skyrocketing in early July, hay prices in Saskatchewan are no longer at astronomical levels. The spring drought in the western Prairies pushed online hay prices to record or near record levels in many regions the first few weeks of July. Sellers were asking $150 to $250 a ton for baled forage, depending on quality. […] Read more
Cattle futures hit 2-year low on falling beef, cash prices
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Chicago live cattle futures on Wednesday drifted to a two-year low, with October down the 4.5-cent daily price limit, as wholesale beef values and preliminary cash prices continued to sag, traders said. Spot-October settled at 124.675 cents per lb. December ended 3.225 cents lower at 130.925 cents. […] Read more
Farmer group disputes reports that Canada set to welcome more U.S. dairy products
Saskatoon newsroom A Dairy Farmers of Canada official has cast doubt on reports that Canada has offered more access to American dairy products at the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. Isabelle Bouchard, director of communications, said the rumours that Canada could grant 10 percent access to U.S. dairy products without equal access for Canadian products into […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeder cattle limit up
CHICAGO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up their 3.0-cents per lb daily price limit, ignited by active short-covering and bargain hunting after contracts recently tumbled to two-year lows, traders said. Spot-October and December finished at 133.700 and 137.000 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will […] Read more
Campaign set to ignite Canadian exports
When Saskatchewan rancher Jack Hextall participated in his first trade mission to Asia, he took along a photo album to show his hosts pictures of his home at Grenfell. He was pleasantly surprised when people showed a genuine interest and wanted to learn more about his home and how he produces beef. “They really want […] Read more
Is short season corn short on nutrients?
Researchers assess new corn silage varieties grown in different locations for protein content and digestibility and compare them to barley
Short season corn acres are increasing on the Prairies, and researchers want to know how the newer varieties work in feedlot rations. Plenty of research on longer season corn varieties is available, but that doesn’t mean that the information about forage quality, harvest dates and yield will transfer to the newer shorter season varieties, said […] Read moreLIVESTOCK-CME live cattle again sink to 2-yr bottom, but up from lows
CHICAGO, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a two-year low for a second consecutive session on Thursday, weighed on by seasonally slack beef demand, traders said. But, they said, late-session bargain hunting and short-covering lifted CME live cattle from morning lows. Spot-October closed 2.525 cents per lb lower at […] Read more
Group urges check-off hike for increased promotion, research
Canada Beef delegates have proposed increasing the national beef checkoff to $2.50 per head to fund national beef programs. A resolution to increase the current non-refundable levy from $1 to $2.50 per animal sold was passed by delegates to the research, market development and promotion agency’s annual meeting in Calgary Sept. 18. The money goes […] Read more
