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U.S. livestock: Supply woes drag live cattle to five-year low

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News September 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Thursday to their lowest level in five years following this week’s weaker cash prices on anticipation of increased supplies over the next few months, traders said. October live cattle ended down by the three cents/lb. daily price limit, at a new contract low […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals halt CME live cattle rally

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News September 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Wednesday following softer wholesale beef values and this week’s disappointing cash prices, traders said. The thinly traded August live cattle contract, which expired at noon CT, closed up 0.45 cent/lb. at 111.95 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October and December […] Read more

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German activists take EU-Canada trade deal to Constitutional Court

By Reuters August 31, 2016

Berlin | Reuters — Activists delivered what they said was Germany’s biggest-ever public complaint to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, hoping it will scupper a trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. The deal, which some see as a template for an EU-U.S. agreement still being negotiated, is the EU’s most ambitious trade pact […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise for first session in 12

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News August 31, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Tuesday closed in positive territory for the first time in 12 sessions, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. August live cattle, which will expire on Wednesday, closed up 0.75 cent/lb. to 111.5 cents (all figures US$). Most actively […] Read more

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Fighting AMR: A true test of human resilience

By Dr. Ron Clarke August 30, 2016

The ongoing explosion of antimicrobial-resistant infections continues to plague global health care. Our inability to mount significant countermeasures to resistance, while at the same time enduring the decline in research and development of new antibiotics creates a “perfect storm” and the fear we may be on final approach to a pre-antibiotic era of serious and […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market stable but demand remains soft

By Jerry Klassen August 30, 2016

Comments from the country this week suggested the market was slightly firmer than week-ago levels. However, market reports stated prices were relatively unchanged and actually softened late in the week. The old saying that even a priest lies about his car’s gas mileage applies to overly optimistic cattlemen trying to bolster market enthusiasm. Feedlot margins […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle spiral downward as supply worries persist

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News August 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts drifted lower on Monday on ample supplies that pressured wholesale beef values and could again hurt cash prices by Friday, traders said. Thinly traded August futures, which will expire on Wednesday, were supported by their discount to last week’s prices for market-ready, or cash, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Washington begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock

By Steve Gorman August 29, 2016

Reuters — Wildlife agents authorized to eradicate a group of 11 wolves for repeated attacks on cattle in Washington state have hunted down and killed six animals from the condemned pack and are searching for the rest, a state game official said on Monday. State biologists fatally shot two members of the so-called Profanity Peak […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies again buckle CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News August 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday racked up losses for a 10th session in a row, on plentiful supplies that softened wholesale beef values and this week’s cash prices, traders said. Futures losses accelerated after October and December filled a key technical chart gap between the July 22 high […] Read more

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Devastating bird flu strain found in duck in Alaska

By Tom Polansek August 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The type of avian flu that led to the deaths of about 50 million U.S. chickens and turkeys last year has been found in the country for the first time in 14 months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. USDA said it detected the H5N2 strain of the disease in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply woes drag live cattle to five-year low

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals halt CME live cattle rally

German activists take EU-Canada trade deal to Constitutional Court

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