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(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

China to resume imports from U.S. pork plants

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — China, the world’s largest pork consumer, will soon resume imports from 14 U.S. pork plants and warehouses, after halting some shipments last year over the use of a feed additive, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. USDA did not provide a date on which China will resume the imports. China’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Sept. U.S. feedlot cattle placements near 20-year low

By GFM Network News October 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in September fell to its lowest since the government began compiling the data in 1996, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. Last month’s placement results were nearly in line with analysts’ forecasts, mostly based on the fall in prices for […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 17, 2015

Tampa | Reuters — Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Nino weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Thursday. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Mine shutdowns, U.S. jobless claims

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 15, 2015

CNS Canada — The following is a glance at news moving markets globally. BHP EXECUTIVE SAYS SHUTTING MINES WON’T AFFECT PRICES – An executive from BHP Billiton Ltd., a multinational mining, metals and petroleum company, said mines being shut down will not affect commodity prices-like copper-because the mines being shut are not profitable. Some analysts […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Japan, Germany cut economic forecasts

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. JAPAN CUTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK – The Japanese government downgraded its assessment of industrial production and identified some areas of weakness in a monthly government report released on Wednesday. The reduced forecast for industrial production is due to weaker demand […] Read more

Woolwich Dairy began marketing goat cheese-based salad dressings in 2011. (WoolwichDairy.com)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Saputo buys goat cheesemaker Woolwich Dairy

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 6, 2015

Canada’s biggest cheesemaker is expanding its reach in the goat dairy market with a friendly all-cash takeover of Ontario goat cheese firm Woolwich Dairy. Montreal-based Saputo announced Monday it has paid $80 million for the family-owned cheesemaking company, including its three plants and distribution centre. Based at Orangeville, north of Guelph, Woolwich has operated since […] Read more

Air quality index site AQICN.org’s real-time map for Indonesia and surrounding jurisdictions for Sept. 29 at about 7 p.m. CT. The site categorizes readings between 201 to 300 as “very unhealthy” and greater than 300 as “hazardous.” (AQICN.org)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Indonesia making no progress against hazardous haze

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 29, 2015

Pekanbaru, Indonesia | Reuters — Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke cloaks much of the region with pollution readings in the “very unhealthy” region in neighbouring Singapore. Slash-and-burn agriculture has blanketed Singapore, Malaysia and northern Indonesia in […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Farmers, upset over TPP talks, take cows to Parliament

By GFM Network News September 29, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Unhappy Canadian dairy farmers parked dozens of tractors in central Ottawa and walked their cows down the main street opposite Parliament on Tuesday to protest trade talks they said could cripple them. Canada is one of 12 Pacific Rim countries trying to nail down a trade deal in Atlanta this week. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

COOL saga winding down, but not over yet

By GFM Network News September 24, 2015

CNS Canada –– The seven-year saga of U.S. country of origin labelling (COOL) rules and their adverse impact on Canada’s livestock sector may be nearing its final chapter, but the conclusion still needs to be written. After numerous complaints and appeals with the World Trade Organization, the COOL regulations in place since 2008 have been […] Read more

Culicoides sonorensis. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats, Weather

Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 23, 2015

Bluetongue’s most recent appearance in the Canadian cattle herd may be a taste of what’s to come as insect species expand northward, a new study warns. Anna Zuliani, previously a graduate student in veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary (UCVM), recently published a paper on how geographical distribution of biting midges relates to the […] Read more

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