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Friday, May 24, 2013
View news from United States CME: Cattle Slaughter Continues on Demand Concerns
US - Live cattle futures opened slightly higher but slumped through the day, closing on the lows of the day with losses of 45 cents to $1.02 1/2. Demand concerns dominated trading today as Choice beef prices posted another record high but cash cattle...
View news from United Kingdom Badgers Foiled By Cattle Feeder
UK – An anti-badger cattle feeder has been given approval by a tuberculosis farm advisory service....
View news from United States Boxed Beef Run Continues; Feedlot Inventories Down Less
US - Continuing soaring boxed-beef prices look to continue, making for a strong summer beef market on the back of low feedlot placements, writes Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist....
View news from Canada Market Access Comes From Being a World Leader in Traceability
CANADA - Cattle tracing efforts, feed bans and testing programmes have led to confidence in Canadian beef, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) announced on Monday, the tenth anniversary since the bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak....
View news from Ireland Nitrate Laws Relaxed To Ensure Winter Fodder Supply
IRELAND – Farmers faced with slow growing meadows can benefit from a relaxing of nitrates regulations, Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture has announced....
View news from Australia Bat-borne Lyssavirus Found On Queensland Farm
AUSTRALIA - Queensland’s biosecurity response is likely to be the model for the whole of the country, following a lyssavirus outbreak in horses....
View news from Global Future of Zoonosis Linked to Farming and Environment
GLOBAL – As agriculture intensifies and climate changes, so too will the risk posed to us by zoonotic diseases....
View news from China OIE Reports Another FMD Outbreak in Tibet
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities reported another outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Tibet....
View news from European Union EFSA Guidance for Environmental Risk Assessment of GM Animals
EU - New guidance from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides applicants and risk assessors with a clear framework to evaluate the potential adverse effects of living genetically modified (GM) animals on the environment, including those on...
View news from United States AFBF Welcomes Senate Judiciary Passage of Immigration Reform Bill
US - According to Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a balanced immigration reform bill that includes a fair and workable farm labor provision that sets the stage for Senate...
View news from Australia Sustainable Land Management Legislation Given Farmer Approval
AUSTRALIA - Land managers and farmers have praised the Queensland Parliament for passing a new law that will support sustainable food production....
View news from Canada Canada Set to Retaliate over US COOL Stance
CANADA - The Canadian Government is set to take retaliatory action against the US over its failure to meet the obligations required by the World Trade Organization over the implementation of Country of Origin Labelling. ...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
View news from United States CME: Live Texas Prices Make Futures Volatile, Wednesday
US - Live cattle futures opened under pressure and selling mounted as the day progressed. ...
View news from United States In The Cattle Markets: Cattle on Feed Numbers Remain Lower
US - Figures for cattle on feed are accurately predicted by analysts, this month's report was 96.6 per cent, falling within the 95-98 per cent range, says Tim Petry, Livestock Economist at North Dakota State University. ...
View news from Denmark Collaboration on Unique Monitoring System for Cows
DENMARK - Scientists at Aarhus University are collaborating with Lyngsoe Systems on the development of a new monitoring system for cows to improve animal health, welfare, farm economy, and to reduce environmental impact....
View news from United Kingdom Good and Bad News From EU Manure Investigations
EU - Livestock producers are relived to hear that the Industrial Emissions Directive will not amend thresholds for pigs, poultry and cattle but concern remains over manure spreading measures from combustion plants. ...
View news from United States Wholesale Beef Prices Reach Record High, Tuesday
US - Wholesale beef prices set a new all time record high yesterday, with the choice beef cutout valued at $210.66/cwt, $4.6/cwt (+2.2 per cent) over a week ago and $16.36/ cwt (+8.4 per cent) over year ago levels, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
View news from Australia Egyptian Feedlots Investigated Over Welfare Concerns
AUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has taken steps to ensure the welfare of the Australian cattle remaining in Egyptian feedlots....
View news from United Kingdom News of Vaccine Will Not Stop Schmallenberg Monitoring
SCOTLAND - Having access to a vaccine for the Schmallenberg virus will not mean a let up in monitoring the disease in the dairy herd, NFU Scotland has announced....
View news from United States Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - My field crops tour of the Northern US Plains started this week, writes Michael T. Roberts....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
View news from United States CME: Futures Surge June into August, Tuesday
US - Live cattle futures opened higher and closed mostly 90 cents to $1.30 higher. ...
View news from Argentina Ministry Grant Money For Disease Control
ARGENTINA – The Foundation Barrera Zoofitosanitaria Patagonia (FUNBAPA) will receive 20 million pesos to invest in animal disease control systems, equipment and checkpoints....
View news from Canada Using Banked Forage for Early Season Grazing
CANADA - With the recent long winter, on some farms and ranches hay supplies are short or completely used up. In some areas of the province, purchasing hay is not an option, so some producers are turning cows out on banked grass that was not grazed last...
View news from United States CME: On Feed Report Looks Bearish
US - Friday's cattle on feed report will be viewed as slightly bearish although contained no huge surprises, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. ...
View news from United Kingdom Preconditioning Plan Benefits Both Sides of Calf Industry
ANALYSIS - A preconditioning vaccination scheme is gaining momentum in the UK as consistent premiums, coupled with improved calf health, attract the attention of both calf buyers and sellers....
View news from United Kingdom New Red Meat Forum For Halal Sector
UK - A new open forum that will meet twice a year to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the Halal meat sector has been created....
View news from United States Fuel Costs to Drop This Summer
US - Consumers should enjoy a summer driving season without unusually high gasoline prices and probably lower than they were last summer, says a Purdue University agricultural economist....
View news from United States Corn, Soybean Prices Continue to Retrace 2012 Drought Rally
US - Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as US drought conditions unfolded. It was generally expected that prices would follow the pattern experienced in other "short crop" years, with prices peaking near harvest and then returning...
 
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