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CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures end lower

Prices take pause off contract highs

By Julie Ingwersen February 4, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, retreating as traders paused to book profits after the benchmark contracts in both markets climbed […] Read more

Romana Didulo, the self-declared “Queen of Canada” and a leading Canadian QAnon figure, leaves after speaking on Parliament Hill as truckers and supporters continue to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates, in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)

Canada rules out use of troops against truck blockade

More protests planned

By David Ljunggren February 4, 2022

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government will not use troops against protestors whose nearly week-long demonstration against coronavirus vaccine mandates has brought traffic in central Ottawa to a halt, […] Read more

Canada sold only $17 million worth of beef and $1.6 million worth of pork to the European Union in the first 10 months of 2021, but markets like this one in Palermo, Italy, remained busy.

Markets, News

Red meat trade with EU remains nearly one-way street

Canadian livestock producers not seeing benefit from CETA

By Robert Arnason February 3, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – The red meat trade between Canada and the European Union was tilted significantly in favour of Europe in 2021, based on Agriculture Canada data for the first […] Read more

Reproductive issues are often a sign of mineral deficiency and can occur whether cattle are grazing or being fed winter rations.

Livestock

Choosing the right mineral supplements for cattle can be daunting

Whether grazing or on a winter ration, cattle need mineral supplements to avoid health problems

By Beef Cattle Research Council February 3, 2022

Beef producers might know they should supplement their herds with mineral, but trying to wade through all the choices at the livestock supply store can be overwhelming. Commercial suppliers seem […] Read more

A supplied aerial photo of vehicles blocking through traffic on Feb. 1, 2022 at the Canada-U.S. border crossing between Coutts, Alta. and Sweet Grass, Montana. (Photo courtesy Alberta RCMP)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta blockade affects feed grain deliveries

By Adam Peleshaty February 3, 2022

MarketsFarm — A truck blockade at a Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. has caused some headaches for grain buyers in southern parts of the province. Since Saturday, commercial trucks […] Read more

Employees walk around with face masks at the JBS USA meat packing plant at Greeley, Colorado on April 14, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

Livestock, Markets

JBS reaches ‘icebreaker’ settlement of beef price-fixing claims

By Jonathan Stempel February 3, 2022

Reuters — JBS has agreed to pay US$52.5 million to settle litigation accusing meatpacking companies of conspiring to limit supply in the $63 billion-a-year U.S. beef market in order to […] Read more

Single lanes opened at Alberta border crossing, Mounties say

RCMP 'acknowledges the work that is being done'

By Dave Bedard February 3, 2022

Single lanes have reopened in each direction at Alberta’s busiest Canada-U.S. trade window, allowing cross-border supply chains to resume, RCMP report. In response to “concerned citizens in the area of […] Read more

CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cash prices, slaughter pace support CME live cattle

By Karl Plume February 3, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and rising slaughter rates amid seasonally tightening cattle […] Read more

New features offered on the GEA R9500 robot include less per-cow box time, easier maintenance and a more accessible service drawer.

Livestock, News

GEA software upgrades boost milking system’s cost effectiveness

Box time reduced by up to 26 seconds in new R9500 model

By Stew Slater February 2, 2022

An upgraded version of German technology manufacturer GEA’s automated milking system, newly available in North America, allows producers to run up to four milking robots from one supply unit for […] Read more

CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures hit contract highs

U.S. storm could drag on livestock transport

By Julie Ingwersen February 2, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, with most contract months setting life-of-contract highs on fund-driven buying and worries […] Read more