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Klassen: Feeder market remains firm on fed cattle strength

May. 10, 2023 at 11:09 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearlings over 800 lbs. were quoted steady to $4 higher; feeders between 600-800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while calves under 600 lbs. were $5-$10 higher. The market for calves under 600 lbs. was hard to define due to limited volumes. Alberta packers […]

Indonesia confirms African swine fever outbreak

May. 9, 2023 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

MPs get assurance on Canada’s biosecurity preparedness

May. 9, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound on technical bounce

May. 9, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Alberta ‘crossing fingers’ for rain amid wildfires

May. 8, 2023 at 9:08 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel Sam Jabri-Pickett

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend losing streak

May. 8, 2023 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for the fourth straight session on Monday, with the most-active June contract hitting a new low, with traders focused on cash market weakness and light demand for pork. In CME cattle futures, feeder cattle contracts rebounded from six straight […]

By Mark Weinraub

Fire and floods across Western Canada force evacuations

May. 5, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

Reuters — A week of record-hot weather in Western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as wildfires rage in parts of Alberta and rapid snow melt triggers flooding across interior British Columbia. By Friday, more than 13,000 people were under evacuation orders in Alberta. As of […]

By Nia Williams

U.S. livestock: Weak pork demand knocks lean hogs to contract lows

May. 5, 2023 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank to contract lows on Friday on concerns over anemic U.S. demand for pork, analysts said. The dramatic price decline fueled projections among traders that hog farmers may reduce their herds, after losing money for months on each pig they […]

By Tom Polansek

JBS opens cleaning unit after outside firm fined for hiring kids

May. 4, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA, one of the biggest U.S. meatpackers, is creating an internal company to clean some of its processing plants after a private sanitation firm it employed was accused of hiring children for dangerous work. The launch shows the complexities involved in replacing Packers Sanitation Services […]

By Reuters

Fairs, exhibitions concerned over new traceability proposals

May. 4, 2023 at 6:34 pm CDT

The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE) says proposed federal regulations regarding livestock traceability are putting animal events across the country at risk. Their concerns centre around new directives centred around moving and tagging which they say would affect Canada’s 5,000 fairs, rodeos and other events. The Canadian Food […]

By Jonah Grignon