Uncertainty Creates Mixed Beef Prices Across Markets
Beef prices closed erratic through the period to Friday with some regions firm and others weak. Slaughter cattle at major Midwest terminals mostly steady to $1.50 lower, while dressed beef prices rose and demand improved for cattle still on the market. Feeder bids advanced $1-$3 as buyers sought needed head, with Iowa steers and calves showing notable gains across weight classes.
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Embryos to be sold to Holland by Canadian farmer
In Indianapolis, a Canadian entrepreneur spent 40000 on four Holstein cows with plans to sell their embryos to a Dutch breeding firm. Douglas Blair of Calgary, head of Western Breeders International, attended the Holstein Association meeting and outlined hopes to flush up to 20 embryos annually per top cow, stored in liquid nitrogen and implanted in surrogate cows in Holland, with embryos sold at about 2000 each.
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