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Nutritionist Courtney Vriens says quality levels in forage play a critical part in balancing the rations and the ledger when it comes to cost per animal per day.

Reducing feed costs is a mix of common sense and science

There are strategies producers can use to reduce feed costs without losing productivity

By Diana Martin February 10, 2022

As feed prices climb, livestock producers need to maximize every ounce of their rations for higher efficiency and nutritional results. While each livestock sector may have its specific needs, a […] 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: CME live cattle, lean hogs set contract highs

By Tom Polansek February 10, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a contract high on Wednesday on firm cash prices and strong demand from packers, while lean hogs also set […] Read more

CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (dark red and black lines) and CME lean hog index (pink line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up as processors seek market-ready supply

Weaker corn futures support feeder cattle

By Christopher Walljasper February 9, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained on Tuesday, supported by cash prices as packers attempted to pull market-ready hogs forward to slaughter, analysts said. “Packers […] Read more

File photo of a view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

Machinery

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts

By Julie Gordon, Rod Nickel February 8, 2022

Ottawa | Reuters — Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm on tight hog supplies

Live cattle down off last week's gains

By Christopher Walljasper February 8, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained on Monday, supported by fewer market-ready hogs and diminished pork supplies, analysts said. “There just isn’t much extra pork […] Read more

CME April 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on tight supplies, good demand

April live cattle up, March feeder cattle lower

By Karl Plume February 5, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday as tight hog supplies and strong demand fueled gains for the fifth time in six sessions. The […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets

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

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

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