A table about USDA Feed Price Ratios - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Livestock Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Dairy Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Hog Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Cattle Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Heavy exports of Mexican cattle to the United States in 2003 and 2004 have finally depleted the country's herd, with the result live cattle shipments to the United States are expected to drop sharply this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Cattle slaughter activity in New Zealand is expected to decline this year, with output falling 10% to a projected 645,000 metric tons (MT) carcass weight equivalent (CWE) in 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Brazilian beef production is projected to increase 6% in 2005 to nearly 8.5 million metric tons (MT) in the face of improved domestic demand on account of higher consumer confidence and purchasing power, says the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Brazilian pork production is expected to reach nearly 2.7 million metric tons (MT) in 2005, nearly 3% higher than last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The Australian pork industry remains under significant financial pressure due to high grain prices, reports the U.S, agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Australia's beef industry is expected to continue to rebuild cattle numbers in calendar year 2005, a process that began in the second half of 2004, reports the U.S, agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week rose above week earlier levels as declines in the number of cattle on offer was overwhelmed by a solid increase in sheep sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Researchers at Saskatchewan Agriculture see a clear link between lifestyle changes in North America and the value of various cuts of beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Recent case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada and the United States and the reported case of an infected goat in France are isolated and should not "cause panic among consumers and producers,: the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The 2006 fiscal budget for the United States contains proposals to charge "user fees" for USDA meat inspection services. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week plunged below week earlier levels in the face of a steep drop in sheep offerings and lower cattle sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- So far this year, France has confirmed five bovine Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 12/05 - SNS -- The State Veterinary Authority (SVA) for the Czech Republic confirmed the 17th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the country this month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Cattle on high-molasses diets experience commercially attractive live-weight gains without compromising beef quality, according to Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Cattle and Calves by Province - Jan 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about N.A. Cattle and Calves by Class - Jan 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Combined cattle inventories in Canada and the United States are up 1% over last year at 110.9 million head on January 1, 2005, reports the USDA. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 48.4 million head, was up 1% froma year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week inched up week earlier levels as gains in sheep sales offset declines in cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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

A table about Disappearance of U.S. Cattle on Feed - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle Placed on Feed - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed in larger feedlots in the United States rose 2% from year earlier levels to 11.3 million head in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more animals, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by State - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by Weight Group - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished January down 1% from December, totalling 965.8 million pounds. This is also up 1% from January 31 of 2004, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products in coldstorage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Total frozen and chilled red meat in cold storage at the opening of the first business day of February 2005 amounted to 91,470 metric tons (MT), according to preliminary data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production in the United States fell 2% below year earlier levels in January to 3.65 billion pounds, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Hog Slaughter by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Cattle Slaughter by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Calf Slaughter by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Livestock Slaughter Summary - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Sheep and Lamb Slaughter by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Red Meat Production by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

SYDNEY - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week were up sharply on strong selling interest for both sheep and cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Hog markets have not ha d a consistent reactio to the USDA's quarterly "Hogs and Pigs" reports, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Cattle markets generally rose in the week prior to the release of the USDA's monthly "Cattle on Feed" reports, only to generally give up those gains in the week following release of the numbers, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Feb 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA have Canada's ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban a passing grade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- Japanese researchers have found adding mulberry leaves to livestock feeds and pet foods helps reduce the offensive smell of excreta, according to an article in the latest edition of the Japan Agrinfo Newsletter published by the Japan Association for International Collaboration of Agriculture and Forestry (JAICAF). . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Japan agriculture ministry confirmed the country's 15th case of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Feed-Price Ratios -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Hog Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Livestock Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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