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U.S. pork to feel further chill from China tariff threat

By Dominique Patton, Tom Polansek March 23, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — China’s threat of steep tariffs on U.S. pork imports knocked down U.S. hog futures prices and shares of producers on Friday, while increasing fears of hard times for farmers already facing weaker demand from the world’s top buyer of the meat. U.S. farmers have worried for months that rising trade tensions […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat

By Reuters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell on Friday for a second straight day, hit by recent cash hog price weakness and mounting worries about a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, traders said. Beijing said Friday it was considering imposing an additional tariff on U.S. products including an extra […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs hit a four-month low on Thursday as U.S. stocks plummeted amid fears of a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, said traders. On Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from […] Read more

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Trudeau optimistic on NAFTA as deal on autos seen possible

By David Ljunggren March 21, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday for the first time that a deal to renegotiate NAFTA was likely, amid signs negotiators may be closer to settling one of the regional trade pact’s most contentious issues. “We remain very confident that a win-win-win deal is not only possible, but likely,” Trudeau […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash prices extend CME live cattle losses

By Reuters March 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday for a fifth straight session, weighed down by a burdensome supply outlook and cash prices that fell short of expectations, traders said. A few investors adjusted positions in advance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend slide

By Reuters March 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, extending their slide to four straight sessions on declining cash prices and expectations of rising cattle supplies in the next few months. Cash cattle traded lightly in Texas and Kansas, down $1 from last week’s trade, brokers said (all figures US$). “We […] Read more

A more rapid refinement of the EPD profiles can only be a good thing, says Jay Cross.

Beef Cattle, Features

EPDs sped up

Considering the practical implications of BOLT EPDs

By Piper Whelan March 20, 2018

For Jay Cross of Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch, Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) play a significant role in breeding functional cattle. “Particularly in the last 10 years, we have recognized that an increasing number of our customers are driven by EPDs,” says Cross, who ranches at Okotoks, Alta. The Hereford breeder, whose family has raised cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

By Lisa Baertlein March 20, 2018

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday announced what it describes as an approved, science-based target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and battle climate change, saying it is the first restaurant company to do so. Under a plan several years in the making, the fast-food company — along with its franchisees and suppliers — aims to […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Buyers’ temperance subdues feeder market

By Jerry Klassen March 20, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were under pressure trading steady to $3 lower; however, eastern Canadian orders were prevalent in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, where values were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Alberta feedlot demand was subdued as the deferred live cattle futures traded to three-month lows. Most operations are holding high-priced […] Read more

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Premium Brands set to buy three meat processors

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 19, 2018

A pair of Ontario meat processors with “iconic” brands in Canada are among four firms to be picked up on the most recent shopping expedition by specialty food firm Premium Brands. Vancouver-based Premium announced Friday it will pay a total of $227 million in cash, shares and promissory notes for four companies: Concord Premium Meats, […] Read more

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U.S. pork to feel further chill from China tariff threat

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat

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U.S. livestock: Cash prices extend CME live cattle losses

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend slide

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Klassen: Buyers’ temperance subdues feeder market

Premium Brands set to buy three meat processors

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