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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say

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Chicago/Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus is not likely to transmit the disease if manufacturers follow proper safety measures. Multiple studies suggest spray-dried porcine plasma, a supplement containing pigs’ blood that is fed to piglets, is not a […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Strong prices, low feed costs reviving pork industry

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CNS Canada –– Recent strong prices, paired with low feed costs, are increasing profitability for Canadian hog farmers and helping to revive the pork industry. “We are seeing some of the idle barns that were taken out of production three years ago starting to come back into production,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan’s […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached an all-time high on Tuesday, fuelled by short-covering as wholesale beef prices trended upward, traders said. October closed up 2.725 cents per pound to 165.775 cents, and December 1.55 cents higher at 167.85 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s choice wholesale beef price, or […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures closed sharply higher Monday, supported by short-covering and fund buying after contracts surpassed key technical resistance levels, traders said. October hogs closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 107.175 cents (all figures US$). December finished at 95.875 cents, 2.85 cents higher and above the 100-day […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CME to shorten livestock futures electronic trading hours

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group will scale back electronic trading hours for its livestock markets following customer feedback, the exchange announced on Friday. The markets affected are CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) lean hogs, live cattle and feeder cattle futures and options. The changes are effective Oct. 27 and follow responses to an exchange survey […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle repeat record highs

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday rose to a record high for a second consecutive session, supported in part by improved wholesale beef prices, traders said. October closed 0.375 cents per pound higher at 162.85 cents, and December up 0.525 cent to 166.425 cents (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock

PED strikes again in SE Manitoba

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Manitoba has now booked its fifth hog farm with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The provincial chief veterinary officer (CVO) on Tuesday confirmed the case in a nursery finisher barn in the province’s livestock-intensive southeast. While the CVO didn’t give the farm’s exact location, the property is outside a five-kilometre buffer zone around two […] Read more

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