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22 June 2018

Zoetis Cattle tips: Decrease BRD re-treatments, decrease losses.
Three ways eliminating extra pulls and re-treatments helps improve your returns...

18 June 2018

CME: LMIC Projects Rise in Current Quarter Beef Production
US - Consumers are in a mood to spend this spring and the food industry is garnering the benefits, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

NCBA 'Looks Forward' to Public Meeting on Fake Meat
US - According to the FDA, a public meeting will be held with the intent to provide interested parties and the public with an opportunity to comment on emerging lab-grown protein technology. The public meeting is not a formal decision and will not prevent...

15 June 2018

Caribbean Chefs Inspired by US Beef Education, Texas Barbecue Themes
US - Like many of his fellow chefs in the Caribbean, Rene Klop works with cuts of US beef and regularly includes traditional beef dishes on his restaurant’s menu. But as a member of the "Caribbean Barbecue Team" in Texas this week for insights into...

14 June 2018

CME: March Beef Supplies Down Compared to Year Earlier
US - Supplies of beef normally marketed in the form of hamburgers or processed meats such as sausages and deli meats have been rising since 2011, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

Senate Committee Vote a 'Positive Step' for 2018 Farm Bill
US - Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a mark-up of the Senate version of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Committee voted to advance the bill on a 20-1 vote....

Mediterranean-style Eating with Lean, Unprocessed Red Meat Improves Heart Disease Risk
US - Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if the red meat consumed is lean and unprocessed, according to a Purdue University nutrition study....

ANIZOME Launches Microbiome Discovery Platform for Animal Health, Nutrition
US - ANIZOME™, the first company to offer a commercial therapeutic microbiome discovery platform dedicated to animal health and nutrition, was launched last month....

Zoetis Influence Feed: WHO is making waves? May 28 - June 10, 2018
Stay current on the latest food and agriculture issues impacting your business with Influence Feed by Zoetis. Influence Feed tracks the top 1,500 most influential voices across all segments of food and agriculture to bring you insights in a convenient...

13 June 2018

CME: WASDE Report Forecasts Reduced Beef Production for 2018
US - USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist released their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report yesterday, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

12 June 2018

NCBA Welcomes Introduction of Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
US - The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) ...

08 June 2018

CME: April Red Meat Exports Prove Excellent
US - April red meat exports were excellent. The early Easter may have helped, adding more work days to the month compared to a holiday shortened month last year, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

07 June 2018

CME: June Delivery Month for Fed Cattle, Futures Market Participants
US - June is a delivery month for fed cattle and futures market participants, who normally watch cash prices pretty closely, will focus on those numbers even more, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

Strong April for US Beef Exports
US - April exports of US pork, beef and lamb were sharply higher than a year ago in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF. ...

05 June 2018

CME: 'Trade War' Topic of Last Week's Agri Talks
US - The talk of the agriculture sector last week was "trade war". On Thursday, the US announced the imposition of new tariffs at the rate of 25 per cent on all steel and 10 per cent for imported aluminum, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division,...

01 June 2018

CME: Dairy Cow Slaughter Up So Far in 2018
US - Dairy cow slaughter so far in 2018 has been up 15,000-20,000 head per month from a year ago during the first four months (except for February, which registered a 7,000 head increase), reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

31 May 2018

CME: Volatility Likely for 50% Lean Beef Trimmings Prices in Spring
US - Fifty per cent lean beef trimmings (fresh) prices during the spring can be volatile, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Divison, Inc. ...

29 May 2018

CME: Latest COF Report Reveals Numbers In-line with Pre-report Estimates
US - USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the monthly "Cattle on Feed" report on Friday, 25 May 2018, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

Arkansas Glad Tariffs on Hold for Now
US - Word that the US and China had suspended proposed tariffs on each other came as welcomed news to both Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston....

25 May 2018

Nature Conservancy Teams with Nestlé Purina, Cargill to Sustainability of Improve Beef Supply Chain
US - The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Nestlé Purina and Cargill, is launching a three-year water project to improve the sustainability of the beef supply chain. This project is expected to reduce the environmental impact of row crop irrigation...

24 May 2018

CME: Beef Inventories in April Up 2.6% Compared to Previous Month
US - The inventory of beef, pork, chicken and turkey in cold storage at the end of April was estimated at 2.472 billion pounds, 6.7 per cent higher than a year ago and 9.7 per cent higher than the five year average, reports Steiner Consulting Group,...

NCBA Applauds Introduction of Legislation Addressing Hours of Service Changes for Livestock Haulers
US - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association yesterday applauded the introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely (TLAAS) Act, saying it would reform federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules in a way that ensures animal welfare, highway...

23 May 2018

CME: March, April Cattle Placements Down Compared to a Year Ago
US - Analysts polled ahead of the upcoming USDA 'Cattle on Feed' report agree that feedlots placed fewer cattle on feed this April than they did a year ago, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

Research Aimed at Nitrite Poisoning Leads to Methane Mitigation
US - Two government researchers and a college graduate student aiming at one issue in the cattle industry are finding they can address two issues - nitrite poisoning and methane emissions - with an animal probiotic they are developing....

Maine Governor Supports More Trade with China
US - Maine is eagerly looking forward to more investment, students and tourists from China, said Governor Paul LePage....

22 May 2018

AgriLife Research, Forage Genetics International Sign Multi-year Agreement
US - A greater interest in forage sorghums from the beef and dairy industries has led to a multi-year agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Forage Genetics International LLC, or FGI, a subsidiary of Arden Hills, Minnesota-based Land O'Lakes...

CME: FI Cattle Slaughter in W20 Largest for Any Week
US - In the livestock futures markets last week, Live Cattle contracts declined; the June contract was $102.98 per cwt. (average of the daily closing prices), dropping $4.49 for the week, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

21 May 2018

CME: Beef Trimmings Prices Unusually Stable So Far
US - Beef trimmings prices have been unusually stable so far this year when compared to recent years, as well as beef cut prices at the wholesale level, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

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