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Saturday, May 23, 2020
US cattle slaughter continuously worsens
On-year declines in cattle slaughter increasingly worsened through April, with weekly cattle slaughter dropping by 17% to 35% for the week ending April 11 to the week ending May 2, respectively, Beef Magazine reported.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
US President Donald Trump proposes to terminate cattle import trade deals
United States President Donald Trump said the country should terminate trade deals which involves cattle imports to assist domestic cattle farmers affected by COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Trump orders halt to cattle import trade to help US ranchers
The US should consider cancelling cattle import trade deals to support US ranchers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Expert views on effectiveness, feasibility, and implementation of biosecurity measures for mitigating Tier 1 disease risks in the US swine, beef cattle, and dairy industries
Understanding disease transmission routes and implications for biosecurity is critical to mitigating livestock disease outbreaks and maintaining efficient and profitable production. The goal of biosecurity is to eliminate pathogen exposure ...
Friday, April 17, 2020
Indian farmers give unusual diet to cattle
In Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unusual diet by feeding iceberg lettuce to buffalo, while others feed strawberries to cows.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
US cattle futures bounce back from recent lows
According to analysts, US cattle futures rose on Tuesday bouncing back from recent losses, supported by a temporary easing of concerns over meat plants' closures due to COVID-19 cases among workers.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
USDA investigating beef price increase amid lower cattle prices in COVID-19 pandemic
Sonny Perdue, Agriculture Secretary said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking into why prices for cattle aren't going up even as beef prices are rising from COVID-19 hoarding, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
US federal appeals court affirmed ruling protecting the US government in cattle quarantine lawsuit
Southern Texas farm owners failed to win an appeal over their failed lawsuit charging the US federal government over the death of their cattle in a federal imposed cattle quarantine in 2014 to eliminate fever ticks, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
US cattle contracts drop over 5%
Live cattle contracts for April, June and August all closed US$4.50 per hundredweight (cwt) lower, a 5.17% drop and Wednesday's total dress trade was estimated at 116,000 heads—6,000 less than a week prior.
Friday, March 27, 2020
US beef prices hike as cattle futures soar
On 23 March, US live cattle futures rose to their daily limit as strong packer margins, thereby increasing wholesale beef prices and expectations of higher cash cattle prices emerge this week.
Friday, March 20, 2020
US cattle, hog futures rebound along with grocery demand
On Thursday, US livestock futures rose as part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Australia's live export cattle price hits record US$4 per kilo
A northern cattle industry veteran's forecast came true this week when a line of feeder steers from Darwin bound for Indonesia sold for a record high of US$4 per kilogramme.
Monday, March 9, 2020
US cattle futures drop contract lows amid virus fears
US cattle futures further declined on Friday, fuelled by fears that the global coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth and cut beef demand.
Monday, March 9, 2020
UK to stop mass badger culls and use vaccines to protect cattle from tuberculosis
The government will stop the mass badger culls and use wildlife vaccines on badgers to protect cattle from bovine tuberculosis (TB), reported The Independent UK.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
US Georgia's cattle producers benefit from beef checkoff
Established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill, the Beef Checkoff programme in the US continues to collect only US$1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef prod ...

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