Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday amid news that China has blocked U.S. beef exports coming from a JBS-owned plant in Colorado because traces of the feed additive ractopamine were identified in beef destined for China.
U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news
U.S. FDA clears methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer for lactating dairy cows, Elanco Animal Health said yesterday.
U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook
Chicago benchmark wheat futures rose on Tuesday, supported by reduced harvest projections in Russia, Wv1 hitting a 10-month high before paring gains.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher on packer buying expectations
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday on technical trading and market anticipation that packers increase buying on a shortened holiday week, analysts said.
Nutrien idles three blenders in Brazil ‘indefinitely’
Nutrien Ltd, the world's largest producer of potash fertilizer, confirmed on Tuesday that it is indefinitely halting three blenders in Brazil, where it is trying to navigate difficult market conditions.
Dutch government plans to vaccinate poultry against bird flu
Two vaccines have proved effective in in research but haven't been tried on-farm
Bird flu vaccines for laying hens are effective in practice, the Dutch government said on Tuesday, while confirming plans to vaccinate poultry against the virus.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle lower ahead of holiday weekend
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, amid growing uncertainty over packer interest after the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed nearly flat on Friday but rose seven per cent for the week as concerns grew over crop losses in Russia and other exporting countries.
Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study
Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says
Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
