Southern Alberta is seeing a slight bump up in feed barley prices, according to one trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices up weeks before seeding
JBS says US beef division facing challenges, Seara unit improving
Low cattle supply behind weakness in US division; headwinds expected to continue
Brazilian meat-packer JBS expects margins of its Seara processed foods maker in Brazil to reach double digits in the first weeks of 2024, citing operational improvements designed to shore up the unit, executives said today.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows
Data signals producers still sending cattle to slaughter instead of rebuilding the U.S. herd
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.
Lack of national guidelines for ag carbon offsets flagged
Canada is falling behind in agriculture carbon market, report from RBC says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – A national framework is needed if carbon markets are to be profitable for farmers and companies, a new report says. RBC’s Climate Action 2024 report suggests that Canada lags the U.S., Brazil and China in its issuance of forestry and land use carbon credits, a category that would include agriculture, despite Canada’s […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls
Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quoted $3-$4/cwt on either side of unchanged.
Local food system would reap big economic benefits researcher says
B.C. researchers found that the Okanagan could produce two thirds of its own food while maintaining exports
Assuming an average Canadian diet, the Okanagan can currently produce 88 per cent of its dairy needs, Mullinix and colleagues wrote in a report on the study. It can produce 60 per cent of its poultry needs, 34 per cent of its fruit needs (due to fruits eaten that can’t be grown in the region, or are eaten out of season), and small amounts of other food groups like grains, red meat, eggs and oils.
Disease affecting U.S. dairy cows re-identified as bird flu
U.S. officials say threat to the public is low; cows don't appear to spread infection within herd
A wild waterfowl-borne disease creating milk production problems in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico dairy herds has been identified as a strain of bird flu, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.
Producers welcome change to cash advance program
After much lobbying, federal government increases interest-free portion of program to $250,000
The interest-free portion of the federal Advance Payments Program will be $250,000 this year, much to farmers’ relief. The amount had been set to drop back to $100,000 at the end of this month after sitting at $350,000 for 2023.
Dairy farmers urged to be on lookout for U.S. disease
Older, lactating cattle more likely to be severely impacted, effected farmers say
U.S. dairy producers are reporting high onset of and high morbidity from Texas Agalactiae Syndrome, with confirmed cases in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico. Lactating cows are considered particularly vulnerable.
Kansas beef plant shuts down after fire
National Beef Packing Company, one of four major U.S. beef processors, said it suspended production at its Liberal, Kansas, plant for a second day on Friday, after a fire.
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