Greg Henderson
Losses increase for cattle feeders and packers
Cattle feeders and beef packers continue to struggle with heavy losses. Both saw their margins take another hit last week as boxed beef prices decline. Pork producers saw their margins improve modestly.
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Coal, cattle are most damaging to the environment, study says
A United Nations-backed report says coal-fired power generation in Asia and cattle ranching in South America are the most damaging businesses for the environment.
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Stocker/feeder price roller coaster continues
Higher grain prices, lower feeder cattle futures contracts and a struggling fed cattle market all contributed to the uneasiness in last week’s stocker and feeder cattle markets. Cool spring temperatures delayed the start of grazing season.
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World food plentiful, but politics and policies interfere
The world is producing plenty of food, but inappropriate policies and poor management create major obstacles to feeding a growing population, according to Cornell University professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen.
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RFS Reform Act proposal would eliminate biofuels mandate
Congressmen introduce legislation that would ease what they believe are the impacts of the ethanol mandate, gaining approval from livestock groups. Opponents claim gutting the RFS is "circular logic" that benefits the oil industry.
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Cattle feeding margins improve, packer margins slip
Cattle feeding margins improved $30 per head last week, but cattle feeders continue to struggle with heavy losses. Beef packer margins eroded as cash cattle bids were $1 per hundredweight higher. Pork producer margins improved modestly.
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MRSA study flawed, resistance debate far from over
A European study claims to have uncovered the animal-to-human link of antimicrobial resistance. Not so fast, says a former USDA undersecretary for Food Safety, who finds the study has major flaws.
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Stocker-feeder market rallies on improving weather, corn decline
Good news travels fast, and stocker and feeder cattle buyers found lower corn prices and large planting intentions to their liking. Spurred by corn’s decline and improving grazing conditions, prices for all classes of cattle moved significantly higher.
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OIG: Checkoff audit finds no evidence of wrongdoing
A recently completed audit of the beef checkoff program by the Office of Inspector General has determined that the $52 million program is operating according to law and USDA regulations.
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Cattle feeding losses remain above $100 per head
Cattle feeding margins improved only modestly after last week's price rally. Beef packers saw their margins decline significantly with higher bids and declining boxed beef prices.
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Study says MRSA can jump from animals to humans
Researchers in England and Denmark used whole genome sequencing to establish the animal-to-human transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the MRSA bacteria.
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