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Canadian imports account for half U.S. cow slaughter

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Anonymous

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Cull prices have been holding fairly well- but this article makes you wonder how high they would be if the border was closed- like back when we saw record high prices :???:


Canadian imports account for half U.S. cow slaughter



Farm Commodity Newsletter

Iowa Farmer Today

May 23, 2008



While the liquidation of the US cow herd still continues, a significant part of the increase in weekly slaughter is due to more Canadian cows in the mix, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange said in its daily livestock report Thursday night.



After an absence of several years (since May 2003) Canadian beef producers were finally allowed last November to again ship cattle 30 months or older to the US market. Since then, about 75,920 head of Canadian slaughter cows have been sent to US plants for processing.



This implies that since the beginning of the year, Canadian slaughter cows have made up about 2.6% of total weekly cow slaughter in the US. But how big has been the impact of Canadian cows in the overall increase of US cow slaughter numbers?



In the last six weeks, Canadian cow imports have accounted for about half of the total increase in US cow slaughter numbers. Year to date, Canadian cows have accounted for 2/3 (68%) of the overall increase in US cow slaughter, the CME report said.



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Silver

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That's pretty funny OT. I believe you really blew it on this one.Kinduv a Chicken Little headline there. I'll explain: If the average weekly slaughter in the US was 100 head, and last week it went up to 102 and one of the two cows over the hundred was Canadian, we would then be responsible for 50% of the INCREASE, not the total slaughter.
Saaaaaaaaay....... you're drinkin' again aren't ya?
 

mwj

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Silver said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That's pretty funny OT. I believe you really blew it on this one.Kinduv a Chicken Little headline there. I'll explain: If the average weekly slaughter in the US was 100 head, and last week it went up to 102 and one of the two cows over the hundred was Canadian, we would then be responsible for 50% of the INCREASE, not the total slaughter.
Saaaaaaaaay....... you're drinkin' again aren't ya?


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Bill

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Thanks for making us aware of the misinformation ([email protected]#t) that you and others on this site continue to spread about Canada Oldtimer.

It surprises me how an ex-"lawman" is so disinterested in the truth.
 

Bullhauler

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I will admit the headline made me read this thread. My thought was if this is true Canada will run out of cows in a couple of weeks. Then I read the story and saw that things didn't quite add up.
 
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Anonymous

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In the last six weeks, Canadian cow imports have accounted for about half of the total increase in US cow slaughter numbers. Year to date, Canadian cows have accounted for 2/3 (68%) of the overall increase in US cow slaughter, the CME report said.

This was what I thought was interesting about it- was the trend in the increase of which cows being slaughtered-- which if you look- the demand has risen cow prices in Canada- going from $20 to $50+...

If these cattle were not available- do you not believe we would be again seeing the $80+ cull cows and $100+ bull markets :???:

But if it holds up- which it usually does thru June or so- I won't complain with the $60 cows and $75 bulls we are getting.....
But it does make you wonder :???: Canadians are still taking it in the shorts- but what would the Canadian cull prices be if the border hadn't opened :???: What would our cull prices be if the border hadn't opened :???:
 

Silver

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The thing that interests me is the fact that cow slaughter is up. Perhaps it's leading to a smaller North American herd, therefore to less supply. That could only good looking forward.
 
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Silver said:
The thing that interests me is the fact that cow slaughter is up. Perhaps it's leading to a smaller North American herd, therefore to less supply. That could only good looking forward.

I was talking with an angus breeder friend yesterday- and thats exactly the info he's getting...So much more land being taken out of grass/cattle production- either for crops, or ranchettes, or mall parking lots or whatever- the herd size just keeps dropping- but the population that is now eating beef keeps rising.....
 

MoGal

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ah well, I read an article the other day........... they are producing hamburger "in vitro" , which means they make it in a laaboratory and says it may take them a few more years to make steaks.......... guess that will enable them to turn all agriculture into parks or whatever since they'll have "meat laboratories"........... don't that sound yummy??? NOT!
 

OLD MULE

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MoGal said:
ah well, I read an article the other day........... they are producing hamburger "in vitro" , which means they make it in a laaboratory and says it may take them a few more years to make steaks.......... guess that will enable them to turn all agriculture into parks or whatever since they'll have "meat laboratories"........... don't that sound yummy??? NOT!

:gag: :gag:
 

per

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ah well, I read an article the other day........... they are producing hamburger "in vitro" , which means they make it in a laaboratory and says it may take them a few more years to make steaks.......... guess that will enable them to turn all agriculture into parks or whatever since they'll have "meat laboratories"........... don't that sound yummy??? NOT!


It's called hamburger!!! Some fast food outfits already use it.
 

mrj

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MoGal, do you suppose whomever is producing that "in vitro" imitation hamburger is getting the million $$$ prize PETA and/or their friends have out for the first test tube meat?

Or is it another attempt by the soy people to make their bean mush look and taste like real meat????

mrj
 

MoGal

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It's called hamburger!!! Some fast food outfits already use it.

Maybe its at McDonalds??? Mcdonalds and White Castle burgers will not stay down for me.... I quit eating them years ago so it must have some type additive to it.



MoGal, do you suppose whomever is producing that "in vitro" imitation hamburger is getting the million $$$ prize PETA and/or their friends have out for the first test tube meat?

Or is it another attempt by the soy people to make their bean mush look and taste like real meat????

mrj

MRJ - I don't know, worldly ways are moving too fast to keep up with. I also didn't know PETA had a "prize" but it doesn't surprise me because PETA (and Ford Foundation, United Nations, et al) would like for half of the world to be "re-wilded" into Conservation land and not bothered by humans.... but they intend for everyone to be vegetarians so its probably bean mush of some sort
 
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