SYDNEY - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd declined during the past week, party due to the Eastern shortened trading week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) and the National Association of Meat Processors (NAMP) have filed an amicus brief in support of an appeal filed by the National Meat Association regarding its efforts to intervene in R-CALF v. USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Producers in the United States voted in favor of continuing the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The United States could benefit from Saudi Arabia's temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Ridley Inc. and the Canadian federal government are the subjects of a class action lawsuit being brought by a Quebec farmer in the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal. Other defendants are the Solicitor General of Canada and the Ministry of Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Livestock slaughter activity increased in February, with the total number of animals slaughtered jumping 350,300 head above January to 3.66 million head, up 4.2% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- The United States will not impose antidumping duties on imports of live swine from Canada now that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) says the U.S. industry is not hurt by the imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd jumped during the past week on strong gains in offerings of both sheep and live cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Taiwan will lift its ban on imports of U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age effective April 16, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The total U.S. meat production forecast for 2005 is little changed from last month, with the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board looking for output to total 85,440 million pounds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Red Meat Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Animal Product Price Outlook - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Several Canadian farmers have combined to launch a class action lawsuit against the Canadian government over its handling of livestock imported from the United Kingdom and livestock feed regulations after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreaks in Europe. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking to amend its regulations for importing swine and swine products into the United States by applying uniform requirements to the European Union (EU-15). . . . Continue or visitors click here

MBABANE - Apr 11/05 - IRIN -- The recent suspension of Swazi beef exports to the European Union (EU) is expected to exert further pressure on the country's weakening economy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Oilseeds which are not suitable for crushing can be a good supplement in cattle rations, says Vern Racz, Executive Director of the Saskatoon-based Prairie Feed Resource Centre (PFRC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The advance toward global livestock markets is not coming without potential risks to livelihoods, human health and the environment, warns the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Ridley Inc. expressed some surprise at being included in a class action lawsuit initiated by farmers in several Canadian provinces claiming damages allegedly suffered due to the closing of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle exports in May, 2003 after the discovery of a BSE infected cow in Alberta, Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

AUSTIN - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Livestock health officials in Texas will implement the state's cattle tuberculosis (TB) mitigation plan by randomly testing nearly 2,000 purebred or seed stock beef herds for the disease this summer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd jumped during the past week as the number of sheep on offer doubled. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- There is limited upside potential to Canadian cattle markets, according to analysts with Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd., and prices would be expected to drift lower into summer as more fat cattle are brought to market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Market cow prices in the United States are averaging 25% higher than at this time a year ago, and 35% to 40% higher than the five-year average, says Tim Petry, Livestock Marketing Economist, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service upgraded California's bovine tuberculosis designation from modified accredited advanced to accredited-free. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and 23 other organizations have asked the Canadian government to initiate formal dispute settlement mechanisms with the United States over the ongoing closure of the U.SA. border to live cattle imports from Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) and six other organizations submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of the USDA's appeal of a preliminary injunction against a rule to expand trade in beef and cattle with Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production slipped below year earlier levels, with the USDA pegging output at 3.88 billion pounds in March, down 2% from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in March 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Hog Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Red Meat Production by State - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Slaughter Summary - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. is throwing its legal support behind the USDA's appeal of a recent court decision that has delayed the reopening of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by State - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Disappearance - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies at the end of March were up 7% the previous month, but down 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished March down 2% from the previous month at 932.6 million pounds. By contrast, this is up 6% from the previous year, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Inventories of frozen and chilled red meat in cold storage in Canada started April up 1% from the previous month at 92,556 metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Canada registered a modest increase in hog inventory numbers during the first quarter of 2005 as exports persevered, reports Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The 2004 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $62.6 billion, up 11% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle Supply-Demand - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Hog Supply-Demand - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle Prices and Value - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from marketings of sheep and lambs in 2004 were $521 million, up 3% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Sheep Supply-Demand - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves increased from $45.1 billion in 2003 to $47.3 in 2004, a 5% increase, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from hogs and pigs totaled $14.3 billion during 2004, up 35% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Sheep Prices and Value - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Hog Prices and Value - 2004 Summary . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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