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U.S. livestock: CME hogs post more gains on cash prices

By Theopolis Waters February 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs posted their sixth straight higher settlement on Wednesday as prices for market-ready (cash) hogs edged upward, traders said. April futures closed 0.75 cent per pound higher at 69.325 cents, and May up 2.85 cents at 81.9 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday morning’s average cash hog price […] Read more

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Canada says only three per cent of beef trade hurt by ban

By Reuters February 24, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Markets that have closed their borders to Canadian beef after a case of mad cow disease was discovered account for just three per cent of Canadian trade, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Tuesday. South Korea, Taiwan, Peru and Belarus have imposed trade restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products after Canada […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with cash prices

By Theopolis Waters February 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hogs rose for a fifth session in a row on Tuesday, helped by short-covering in response to rising prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. April futures closed 0.25 cent per pound higher at 68.575 cents, and May up 0.8 cent, to 79.05 cents (all figures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Peru, Taiwan, Belarus ban Canadian beef over BSE case

By Reuters February 23, 2015

Reuters — Three more countries have blocked imports of Canadian beef or beef products, following Canada’s discovery of BSE earlier this month, its first in four years. Taiwan, Peru and Belarus have imposed trade restrictions on beef and/or beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday in an update on its website. The […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on cash prices, port dispute end

By Theopolis Waters February 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Monday on strong cash prices and the resumption of cargo loading following Friday’s West Coast port labour agreement, traders said. CME hogs drew more support from the dockworker deal because the U.S. exports more pork than beef and poultry. Monday morning’s average market-ready […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen February 21, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged this past week after a surge in buying interest earlier in February. Certain auction markets reported values $2 to $5 higher in Alberta, but other reports from Saskatchewan and Manitoba were actually a bit softer. A smaller group of exotic steers weighing just under 500 pounds sold […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Building consistency into a seedstock Simmental operation

By Debbie Furber February 20, 2015

Attention to detail paired with a no-fuss production system have been behind the Adair family’s success in building consistency into its seedstock Simmental herd. The ranch maintains a 42-day breeding period and has a firm policy of culling open females and those that don’t bring in a seedstock-quality bull or heifer calf each year. Cows […] Read more

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Ireland says China agrees to lift ban on Irish beef

By Reuters February 20, 2015

Dublin | Reuters –– China has agreed to lift its ban on Irish beef, Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Friday, making it the only European country to be allowed to export beef to both the U.S. and China. Ireland last month became the first European Union country to regain access to the lucrative U.S. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

By Theopolis Waters February 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell Friday on lower cash prices before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show a sizable drop in the number of cattle placed into feedlots last month. This week, market-ready (cash) cattle in […] Read more

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Love to eat eggs? U.S. panel now says they’re not a health risk

By yasmeen-abutaleb February 19, 2015

New York | Reuters — Egg and red meat lovers may find reason to rejoice in a decision by a U.S. advisory health panel to remove warnings about dietary cholesterol, saying that there is no link to dangerous levels of blood cholesterol that cause disease. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee until now had recommended that […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs post more gains on cash prices

Canada says only three per cent of beef trade hurt by ban

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with cash prices

Peru, Taiwan, Belarus ban Canadian beef over BSE case

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on cash prices, port dispute end

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Building consistency into a seedstock Simmental operation

Ireland says China agrees to lift ban on Irish beef

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Love to eat eggs? U.S. panel now says they’re not a health risk

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