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Mexico to open sterile fly plant to combat screwworm in 2026

Jul. 7, 2025 at 4:54 pm CDT

Mexico's government said on Monday that it has started to build a $51 million (C$69.8 million) facility in the country's south as part of an effort to combat screwworm, a pest that has disrupted Mexican exports of cattle to the United States.

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb higher out of long weekend

Jul. 7, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dairy cow heat stress affects almost 40 per cent of days

Jul. 7, 2025 at 2:51 pm CDT

By John Greig

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a meeting with G7 leaders and guests, at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025.

Dairy supply management could sour Canada-US trade talks

Jul. 3, 2025 at 9:30 am CDT

By Ed White Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound, hogs gain

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Close up of a syringe veterinarin is holding to vaccinate a cow in a barn.

Turkey shuts livestock markets to control foot and mouth disease

Jul. 2, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

Turkey said on Wednesday it will shut down all livestock marketplaces to control the spread of highly contagious foot and mouth disease.

By Reuters

USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure

Jun. 30, 2025 at 5:29 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico following a prolonged closure over the damaging pest New World screwworm.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, hogs fall

Jun. 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures rose to start the week while hogs fell back.

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred delivery prices

Jun. 30, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

For the week ending June 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Volumes moving through the ring were limited and the quality was quite variable.

By Jerry Klassen

Newcastle disease identified in British Columbia

Jun. 27, 2025 at 5:51 pm CDT

Newcastle disease has been detected on two commercial pigeon operations in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a June 19 notice to industry it’s the first time the virus has been detected in a commercial operation in Canada since 1973.

By Kristy Nudds