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Smithfield says Illinois hog plant shut down after fire

By Reuters September 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Smithfield Foods on Tuesday said a hog slaughterhouse in western Illinois will be operational as soon as possible after a fire halted pork production on Monday. “(The) cause of the fire is being investigated,” Smithfield spokeswoman Kathleen Kirkham said, adding that there were no injuries in the fire that occurred in […] Read more

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Fines now an option for pig traceability enforcement

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 24, 2016

Canadian hog producers who don’t follow the federal requirements for animal identification and tracking of animal movements could now be fined for non-compliance, though it’s expected such fines would be a “last resort.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday announced new amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations, allowing CFIA-designated officials […] Read more

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Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 22, 2016

Field testing is underway and a corporate partner on board for development of a made-in-Saskatchewan vaccine to protect pigs against porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) said Monday its prototype vaccine, first announced last year, has moved into field testing in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba […] Read more

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JBS quarterly profits beat expectations

By Reuters August 11, 2016

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processor, posted better than expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday, helped by a sharp increase in revenues from its pork business in the U.S., said the company. São Paulo-based JBS earned 1.657 billion reais (C$650 million) in net income last quarter, compared with 252 […] Read more

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Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 9, 2016

A pair of hog packing and processing plants in Quebec’s Mauricie region are set to join forces through their common business partner for a major expansion. Olymel, the meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, announced Tuesday it has sealed a partnership deal with livestock producer and processor Groupe Robitaille. That deal, first […] Read more

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Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 5, 2016

The meat packing arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee plans to shut down major ham lines at one of its further-processing plants in the province next year, cutting up to 340 jobs. Olymel said Friday it will halt ham deboning at its St-Hyacinthe plant in September 2017, eliminating 340 positions. Ham deboning work, until now […] Read more

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Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods profit beats estimates

By Reuters July 29, 2016

Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a quarterly profit that squeezed past estimates as lower operating costs and increased pricing more than offset a fall in volumes in its meat products business. The company, whose brands include Schneiders and namesake Maple Leaf, recently completed a program started in 2010 to boost earnings by shutting […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

By Theopolis Waters July 29, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed weaker on Friday, after a volatile session highlighted by investors squaring positions on the final trading day of the month, trader said. August hogs finished up 0.125 cent per lb to 68.975 cents. October ended 0.150 cent per lb lower at 59.050 cents and December down 0.075 cent to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

By Theopolis Waters July 28, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled near their lowest since late-March 2013, dragged down by weaker cash prices before some plants shut down on Monday for an annual industry floater holiday, traders said. One packer was closed on Thursday, and possibly on Friday, for repairs, which limited its need for supplies, a Midwest hog merchant […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures biggest one-day loss in seven months

By Theopolis Waters July 27, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slumped nearly four per cent, their biggest daily decline since mid-December 2015, pressured by day’s steep wholesale pork price drop and further cash price weakness, traders said. August hogs finished 2.925 cents per lb lower at 71.675 cents. October ended 2.575 cents per lb lower at 61.050 cents. Cash hog prices […] Read more

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Smithfield says Illinois hog plant shut down after fire

Fines now an option for pig traceability enforcement

Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

JBS quarterly profits beat expectations

Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods profit beats estimates

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures biggest one-day loss in seven months

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