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Friday, May 24, 2013
CME: Cattle Slaughter Continues on Demand ConcernsUS - 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...
Badgers Foiled By Cattle FeederUK – An anti-badger cattle feeder has been given approval by a tuberculosis farm advisory service....
Boxed Beef Run Continues; Feedlot Inventories Down LessUS - 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....
Market Access Comes From Being a World Leader in TraceabilityCANADA - 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....
Nitrate Laws Relaxed To Ensure Winter Fodder SupplyIRELAND – Farmers faced with slow growing meadows can benefit from a relaxing of nitrates regulations, Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture has announced....
Bat-borne Lyssavirus Found On Queensland FarmAUSTRALIA - Queensland’s biosecurity response is likely to be the model for the whole of the country, following a lyssavirus outbreak in horses....
Future of Zoonosis Linked to Farming and EnvironmentGLOBAL – As agriculture intensifies and climate changes, so too will the risk posed to us by zoonotic diseases....
OIE Reports Another FMD Outbreak in TibetCHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities reported another outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Tibet....
EFSA Guidance for Environmental Risk Assessment of GM AnimalsEU - 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...
AFBF Welcomes Senate Judiciary Passage of Immigration Reform BillUS - 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...
Sustainable Land Management Legislation Given Farmer ApprovalAUSTRALIA - Land managers and farmers have praised the Queensland Parliament for passing a new law that will support sustainable food production....
Canada Set to Retaliate over US COOL StanceCANADA - 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
CME: Live Texas Prices Make Futures Volatile, WednesdayUS - Live cattle futures opened under pressure and selling mounted as the day progressed. ...
In The Cattle Markets: Cattle on Feed Numbers Remain LowerUS - 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. ...
Collaboration on Unique Monitoring System for CowsDENMARK - 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....
Good and Bad News From EU Manure InvestigationsEU - 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. ...
Wholesale Beef Prices Reach Record High, TuesdayUS - 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....
Egyptian Feedlots Investigated Over Welfare ConcernsAUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has taken steps to ensure the welfare of the Australian cattle remaining in Egyptian feedlots....
News of Vaccine Will Not Stop Schmallenberg MonitoringSCOTLAND - 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....
Weekly Roberts Market ReportUS - My field crops tour of the Northern US Plains started this week, writes Michael T. Roberts....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
CME: Futures Surge June into August, TuesdayUS - Live cattle futures opened higher and closed mostly 90 cents to $1.30 higher. ...
Ministry Grant Money For Disease ControlARGENTINA – The Foundation Barrera Zoofitosanitaria Patagonia (FUNBAPA) will receive 20 million pesos to invest in animal disease control systems, equipment and checkpoints....
Using Banked Forage for Early Season GrazingCANADA - 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...
CME: On Feed Report Looks BearishUS - Friday's cattle on feed report will be viewed as slightly bearish although contained no huge surprises, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. ...
Preconditioning Plan Benefits Both Sides of Calf IndustryANALYSIS - 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....
New Red Meat Forum For Halal SectorUK - A new open forum that will meet twice a year to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the Halal meat sector has been created....
Fuel Costs to Drop This SummerUS - 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....
Corn, Soybean Prices Continue to Retrace 2012 Drought RallyUS - 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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