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Livestock, News

Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters November 12, 2024
The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.

(TysonFoods.com)
Livestock, News

Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 15, 2024
Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.

(Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock

FCC to offer beef heifer replacement loans

Loan program for those wanting to build, maintain herds

By Dave Bedard October 17, 2023
Cattle producers wanting to expand or maintain herds — in a time of nationwide herd contraction — are the expected beneficiaries for a new loan program from Farm Credit Canada. […] Read more

CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease off contract highs

Chicago lean hog values retreat

By Julie Ingwersen February 2, 2023
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits, one day after the benchmark April contract set a life-of-contract […] Read more

(File photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Prairies’ dry weather may stem U.S. cattle stampede north

By Rod Nickel August 28, 2018
Winnipeg | Reuters — Parched pastures and crops in Western Canada are driving up cattle-feeding costs, and farmers and analysts expect the changing economics to stem a recent stampede of […] Read more


(USDA.gov via Flickr)
Livestock, Markets

Southern Plains drought slows U.S. cattle herd growth

By Reuters January 31, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Encroaching drought in the U.S. southern Plains contributed to the smallest rise in the nation’s cattle population in three years, analysts said after the government’s semi-annual […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock

Canada books bigger beef cattle herd

By Farmtario Staff August 18, 2016
New estimates from Statistics Canada show the country’s cattle producers hanging onto more breeding stock and holding more calves as of July 1 compared to the same date last year. […] Read more

(USDA.gov via Flickr)
Livestock, Markets

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January dip from last year

By Theopolis Waters February 19, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in January slipped one per cent from last year, according to a government report on Friday, nearly matching […] Read more


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