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U.S. livestock: Futures rally on choppy grains, hopes for Chinese buying spree

By P.J. Huffstutter July 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live hog futures rallied on Tuesday, as competition among packers for spot delivery grew and animal weights slipped after the recent U.S. heat wave, traders said. Live cattle futures also inched up, supported in part by choppy trading in U.S. grain futures and growing questions of whether […] Read more

China imported 160,467 tonnes of pork in June. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh July 23, 2019

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up 62.8 per cent from the […] Read more

Live cattle futures were lifted by expectations of herd expansion slowing. Photo: File

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

By P.J. Huffstutter July 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures inched upward on Monday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, lean hog futures faced choppy trading on Monday as the market wrestles with continued expectations for – but no clear signs yet […] Read more

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Cargill shuts China feed mills as swine fever spreads

By Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Cargill shuttered animal-feed mills in China in recent months partly because the rapid spread of a fatal hog disease has reduced demand, a company executive said Friday. The closures highlight the pain for global agriculture companies from the outbreak of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog producer and […] Read more

F. Menard’s retail butcher shop at Ange-Gardien underwent a major renovation in July 2018. (FMenard.com)

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Olymel, Sollio to take up F. Menard pork, feed businesses

By GFM Staff July 10, 2019

The meat packing and ag input retail arms of Quebec’s La Coop federee are about to take a much longer reach in their home province. The agrifood co-operative announced Tuesday its Olymel and Sollio Agriculture businesses have an agreement in place to buy the hog breeding, pork slaughter and packing, grain sourcing and feed milling […] Read more

CME July 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on ample supplies

By Julie Ingwersen July 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed lower on Monday for a third straight session as plentiful U.S. hog and pork supplies continued to weigh on the market, analysts said. CME’s most-active August lean hogs contract ended down 0.975 cent at 76.075 cents/lb. after dipping to 75.575 cents, its lowest […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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PigTrace tag price going up

By GFM Staff July 8, 2019

Hog producers will have to pay more for traceability in the near future. Canada’s PigTrace program will be raising ear tag prices as of Aug. 1. Prices will go up 20 cents for every small ear tag and 35 cents for every large ear tag, a release from the Manitoba Pork Council said. The Manitoba […] Read more

A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Canada, EU agree to swine fever zoning rules

By Geralyn Wichers July 8, 2019

Canada and Europe have agreed to new zoning arrangements in a case of African swine fever outbreak, but it’s not clear what will actually change. The agreement, which Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Wednesday. would allow for safe trade of swine products from disease-free zones if a case of ASF is found. Zoning principles applying […] Read more

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China’s cabinet sees ‘shortcomings’ in bid to contain swine fever

July 6, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China has shown shortcomings in some aspects of preventing African swine fever, and the situation remains complicated and severe, the country’s cabinet said Wednesday. The management of transporting live hogs is not strict enough, while there is insufficient capacity in testing for African swine fever virus in hog slaughtering, processing and […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr meet with Canadian beef and pork industry officials Wednesday in Montreal. (Photo courtesy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

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Canada proposes China meat export solution

By David Ljunggren, Rod Nickel July 3, 2019

Reuters — Canada offered a plan to reassure China about the security of its meat export system, a Canadian minister said on Wednesday, as Ottawa rejected Chinese criticism of its efforts to enlist allies to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the countries. China said last week it wanted the Canadian government to stop allowing meat […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Futures rally on choppy grains, hopes for Chinese buying spree

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

Cargill shuts China feed mills as swine fever spreads

Olymel, Sollio to take up F. Menard pork, feed businesses

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on ample supplies

PigTrace tag price going up

Canada, EU agree to swine fever zoning rules

China’s cabinet sees ‘shortcomings’ in bid to contain swine fever

Canada proposes China meat export solution

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