Livestock Management
SAO PAULO and CHICAGO, July 1 (Reuters) – JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill Inc’s U.S. pork business for $1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal that would make it one of the largest and most powerful meat companies in the United States. The […] Read more
Livestock Management
JBS to buy U.S. Cargill pork assets for $1.45 bln
LIVESTOCK-Higher corn prices drop CME feeder cattle 4.500-cent limit
CHICAGO, June 30 (Reuters) – Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.500-cents per lb maximum daily limit on Tuesday, responding to steep corn market gains, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures <0#C:> jumped nearly 8 percent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s bullish grain report. Pricey corn could […] Read more
USDA takes first step to import fresh beef from Brazil, Argentina
CHICAGO, June 29 (Reuters) – Fresh beef from Brazil and Argentina will be allowed into the United States under amended regulations that specify conditions to mitigate risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said on Monday. “This is the first step of a process for […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle futures rebound on short-covering
CHICAGO, June 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday, supported by short-covering before the final trading session of the quarter on Tuesday, analysts said. June, which will also expire on Tuesday, finished 1.275 cents per lb higher at 149.675 cents, and August up 1.350 cents to 149.875 cents. “I think […] Read more
India’s next weapon against climate change? The heat-tolerant dwarf cow
THIRUVANANDHAPURAM, India, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – W orsening heat, fodder shortages and the threat of drought are forcing many hard-hit dairy farmers in the Anantapur area of India’s southern Kerala state to reduce their herds, experts say. “This is nothing less than a catastrophe,” said Ananthakrishnan Kannappan, a livestock agent for 30 years […] Read more
Less-potent pig virus fuels US hog herd growth, but rate slows
By Theopolis Waters June 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. hog herd grew nine percent during the March-May quarter compared with a year ago, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday, reflecting better measures to combat a deadly pig virus which resulted in record pigs per litter, analysts said. However, weaker hog prices last […] Read more
CME hogs gain before USDA report; cattle down
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, June 26 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Friday, supported by short covering before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report expected at 2 p.m. CDT, traders said. Analysts had expect Friday’s report to show further herd expansion during the March through May quarter compared […] Read more
CME feeder cattle plunges as corn prices jump
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Lightly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.500-cents per pound maximum daily limit on Thursday following double-digit corn market gains, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures surged as much as three percent on worries heavy rainfall could reduce Midwest crop belt yield potential. High priced feed […] Read more
Trailer lift better for pig, hauler
Flat decks, rather than ramps, reduce animal stress and cleaning is easier on drivers
It’s been known for years that pigs don’t like ramps. They don’t like walking up them and they don’t like walking down them. After two years of research and development, a Manitoba trucking company may have a solution. Steve’s Livestock Transport of Blumenort has helped design a livestock trailer that uses hydraulic lifts rather than […] Read morePrairie survey finds higher weaning weights
This year has been an economic bonus for western beef producers, which may encourage them to invest more in their cattle herds. “As an industry we are doing pretty good,” said Kathy Larson, beef economist with the Western Beef Development Centre. The centre recently led a western Canadian cow-calf survey, which provided data from more […] Read more
