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Label problem caused China’s suspension of two pork shippers

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 2, 2019

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — China’s suspension of two Canadian pork exporters’ permits was due to a labeling problem, Canada’s agriculture minister said, adding that she was hopeful of it being resolved. China’s action against two Canadian pork companies, announced by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday, widened a diplomatic rift between the countries. On Thursday, […] Read more

CME June 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit up on technical buying, export hopes

By GFM Network News May 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied sharply on Wednesday with several contracts closing up the daily trading limit on technical buying and speculation that Chinese demand for U.S. pork is poised to grow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is due to release weekly export sales data early on Thursday and traders […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now, Perdue says

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 30, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration does not have any active plans to provide more aid to farmers at the moment but can consider the option if the trade negotiations and weak commodity prices linger, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We have been very clear to the agriculture community that […] Read more

CME June 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

By GFM Network News April 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the actively traded June contract down for a seventh straight session, as fund long liquidation and technical selling pressured the market. Before the latest selloff in cattle began, commodity funds had built a record large net long position, and open interest in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News April 29, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richardson International and Viterra, two of Canada’s biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments had pests. Other China-bound canola […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump administration eyes more aid to farmers if necessary

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 29, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration is ready to provide more federal aid to farmers if required, a White House adviser said on Monday, after rolling out up to US$12 billion since last year to offset agricultural losses from the trade dispute with China. “We have allocated $12 billion, some such, to farm assistance. […] Read more

CME July 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies

By GFM Network News April 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a third straight session on Monday on large supplies of hogs and worries about cooling domestic and export demand for pork, traders said. Cash pork prices were firm, but a stretch of cold and wet weather around parts of the United States, including an unusual […] Read more

CME June 2019 hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

By GFM Network News April 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined on Friday, pressured by soft cash markets and long liquidation, traders said. The benchmark June lean hogs contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange recorded its third straight weekly decline after soaring to an April 5 contract high at 99.825 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract closed […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

By GFM Network News April 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged on Thursday, with the five most actively traded contracts settling down the daily three-cent-per-pound limit after weekly U.S. export data showed no new pork sales to China, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange also declined, pressured by long liquidation […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as lower cash beef prices and bearish technical signals prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed, with nearby contracts turning higher and gaining against back months. Commodity funds hold net long […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs slide

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch 16-month high, wheat firm on Chinese demand hopes

African swine fever risk tightens feed ingredient trade rules with Taiwan

Pigs

Label problem caused China’s suspension of two pork shippers

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit up on technical buying, export hopes

No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now, Perdue says

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

Trump administration eyes more aid to farmers if necessary

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

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