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U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied to two-month high on Tuesday, their third straight day of gains, as investors scrambled to cover shorts amid concerns about supplies and signs of cash market strength, traders said. Live cattle futures were weaker, with abundant supplies continuing to weigh on the market. Concerns about African […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rallied 3.7 per cent on Monday to their highest level since January, with strength in the cash market leading the way, traders said. But cattle futures weakened, setting back from Friday’s gains amid plentiful supplies. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April lean hogs settled 2.3 cents higher at 62.85 […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CNH begins 3D-printing spare parts

By GFM Network News March 9, 2019

In a twist on the idea of ordering parts online, the parent firm for New Holland and Case IH is trying out the use of 3D printing to make plastic — and eventually metal — spare parts. British-based equipment manufacturing giant CNH Industrial said Monday it has already produced its first 3D-printed spare parts, making […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally in technical, seasonal bounce

By GFM Network News March 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose sharply on Friday in a technical and seasonal-buying rally that took prices to the highest in a month, traders said. Futures were also lifted by stronger cash hog and pork prices and on expectations for improving pork exports, especially if African swine fever in China elevates […] Read more

As the scale identifies hogs that have reached market weight,  the Tattoo Master automatically applies the tattoo.

Cattleman’s Corner, Hogs, Livestock

Automatic system for tattooing hogs

The job can be done properly without manpower

By Meristem Land & Science March 8, 2019

Here’s an idea that puts less stress on animals and the people handling them. And it automates tattooing, a job that normally requires hard work for people. The Tattoo Master designed by Daniel and Justin Maendel of Rosebank Colony in Miami, Man. is a shared winner of the 2019 F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on firm beef, cash prices

By GFM Network News March 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures advanced on Thursday, lifted by firm beef and cash cattle markets and as investors took positions ahead of a monthly supply report due on Friday, traders said. Some feedlot cattle in the southern U.S. Plains traded at $128/cwt on Thursday, about steady with sales last week, and […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices on the rise

By GFM Network News March 7, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices have been on the upswing recently, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “We saw them at the end of last week, the beginning of this week, really jump up. Guys were scrambling to get stuff in before road bans,” he said. He attributed the increased prices […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

By GFM Network News March 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Wednesday after four straight sessions of gains in a technical and profit-taking setback from two-week highs as investors awaited new developments in U.S.-China trade negotiations. Cattle futures also fell broadly, although worries about a late-winter snowstorm forecast for the beef cattle-producing U.S. Plains underpinned the […] Read more

A beagle. (BPretorius/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government will increase the number of dogs used to sniff out illegal pork products at airports and seaports in an effort to keep out a contagious hog disease that has spread across Asia and Europe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. The disease, African swine fever, can […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set two-week peak on pork price hopes

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped to two-week highs on Tuesday amid hopes for increased pork prices, which have been under pressure from large supplies and weakened demand from China. Wholesale pork prices, known as the cutout, rose by $1.01 on Monday to $62.93/cwt for carcasses, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Pigs

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

CNH begins 3D-printing spare parts

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally in technical, seasonal bounce

Automatic system for tattooing hogs

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on firm beef, cash prices

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices on the rise

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set two-week peak on pork price hopes

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