Canada
Canadian consumers slash beef consumption following recall
A recent survey of 1,000 Canadians found two out of every five participants have cut the amount of beef they eat, or eliminated it from their diet altogether.
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Canada cattle report: Canadian fed cattle prices improve
Tighter market ready supplies and strong local packer demand helped propel fed prices last week.
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California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Thu Dec 6, 2012 USDA Market News
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Canada cattle prices recover after tainted beef plant reopened
Western Canadian prices for slaughter-ready cattle have recovered to hit the year's high, after bottoming out this autumn when the discovery of tainted meat forced the temporary shutdown of the XL Foods beef-packing plant.
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Canada cattle report: Canadian feeder exports to U.S. down 36%
Strong technical support rallied prices higher on last week’s large cash offering. Live trade was generally $1.00/cwt higher while dressed sales surged $5.00/cwt higher than the previous week.
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California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Thu Nov 29, 2012 USDA Market News
California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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An important shift: U.S. cattle imports from Mexico and Canada
The supply side of the supply-demand economic environment will continue to support cattle prices. U.S. calf crops have been shrinking in recent years; the 2012 crop is likely 800,000 to 850,000 smaller than 2011’s. And the 2013 calf crop will be even smaller. Besides the smaller calf crop, in the next few years two additional factors will contribute to lower-trending U.S. cattle slaughter: 1) smaller cattle imports; 2) increased hold-back of U.S. heifers and cows for breeding herds. The discussion below focuses on why U.S. cattle imports are expected to drop.
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CME: Turning the cattle cycle
While much of the debate in the US cattle industry is whether there will be a turn in the cattle cycle, and if so when, there seems to be little question that Canadian producers have already started on turning the cattle cycle there.
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California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Wed Nov 21, 2012 USDA Market News
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Canadian cattle report: Canada’s fall run in full swing
Under new management, the Brooks packing plant commenced restricted operation last week and in turn helped to reenergize the fed market.
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California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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Las Cruces, NM Thu Nov 15, 2012 USDA Market News
California to Mexico Livestock Exports
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- Ag commodities were mixed Friday morning
- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
