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Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

By Dave Bedard October 20, 2014

A World Trade Organization compliance panel has ruled the U.S. government offside in its latest attempt at a trade-compliant country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat. Following a long-awaited public release Monday, the ruling may give Canada and Mexico the ammunition to demand COOL be scrapped, on pain of retaliatory tariffs against a range of U.S.-made […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak; hogs higher

By Theopolis Waters October 17, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed down slightly on Friday after investors digested this week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. October closed down 0.2 cent per pound to 165.05 cents, and December 0.25 cent lower at 165.05 cents (all figures US$). Cash cattle this week sold steady […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-down as stock market slides

By Theopolis Waters October 15, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday closed down their three-cent-per-pound maximum daily price limit led by Wall Street’s more than two per cent fall, traders and analysts said. U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy and signs emerged of slowing […] Read more

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Staff, hog shortages leave Canada’s pork industry squealing

By Rod Nickel, Theopolis Waters October 14, 2014

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Shortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs. Farmers in Canada, the world’s third-biggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the spread of a deadly virus […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle plunge limit-down

By Theopolis Waters October 14, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle contracts closed down the maximum three-cents-per-pound daily price limit as live cattle contracts slid and corn prices climbed, traders said. Expensive feed could increase input costs for feedlot operators. “Today you’ve got the combination of lower cattle and higher corn in a thinly traded feeder […] Read more

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CFIA reviewing reports of abuse at Alta. hog assembly yard

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 11, 2014

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to review claims of abuse of hogs at an Alberta hog stockyard, as footage purported to show the alleged incidents makes its way toward network TV. The CTV program W5 is scheduled to air a segment Saturday night (Oct. 11) featuring hidden-camera footage supplied by the Canadian arm of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

By Theopolis Waters October 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Friday, pressured by triple-digit Wall Street losses and a firmer U.S. dollar, traders said. U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the tech sector weighing the most after a chip maker warned of a major pullback in the industry. Continued broader market liquidation […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

October 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government on Friday raised its pork production forecast for the calendar year ending September 2015 that shows pork surpassing beef for the first time since 1952, as hog farmers rapidly recover from a deadly pig virus. In the monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. Department […] Read more

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Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2014

A hog nursery/finisher operation ruled to be Manitoba’s fifth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is now proven to have been PED-negative all along. The province’s chief veterinary office (CVO) reported Thursday that the site has now been taken off the list of confirmed on-farm cases of PED in Manitoba. The unnamed farm in Manitoba’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

By Theopolis Waters October 9, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, off an earlier record high, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble, traders said. U.S. stocks fell nearly two per cent on concerns over the pace of economic growth. Consumer caution about the economy could hurt demand for U.S. goods, including […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak; hogs higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-down as stock market slides

Staff, hog shortages leave Canada’s pork industry squealing

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle plunge limit-down

CFIA reviewing reports of abuse at Alta. hog assembly yard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

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