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U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken

By GFM Network News July 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the third day in a row, hitting new contract lows on worries that mounting trade tensions with key overseas buyers will cause supplies to rise, traders said. “Tariff concerns remain and there are fears that we are going to back pork up into […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower

By GFM Network News July 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling, ample pork supplies and worries that trade tensions with China and Mexico will curb export demand, traders said. “We still have cheaper grain, increased (hog) weight potential down the line — all of the above […] Read more

Italian sausages, cheeses and other traditional foods for sale in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo in December 2016. (Florin1961/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 16, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — Italy is in no hurry to bring the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada to a parliamentary vote, its farm minister said on Monday, suggesting its opposition to the deal may be easing. Ministers of the eurosceptic 5-Star/League government have said Italy would not ratify CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher

By GFM Network News July 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures closed mixed on Monday, with live cattle rising on higher-than-expected cash cattle trades and lean hogs falling on expectations of rising supplies and worries about export demand, traders said. Live cattle futures rose after fed cattle traded late Friday in Texas and Kansas at $111/cwt, which was $2 […] Read more

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National job vacancy rate increases in ag sector

By GFM Network News July 15, 2018

CNS Canada — The national job vacancy rate in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is increasing compared to the same period a year ago. Data for the first quarter of 2018, ending April 30, showed a vacancy rate of 6.9 per cent in the sector compared to 5.3 per cent in the first […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Friday, with lean hogs sharply higher and live cattle narrowly lower in largely technically driven and spread trading, dealers said. Friday was the final day of the five-day roll for funds tracking Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, and investors moving out of front […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Italy says it won’t ratify EU-Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News July 13, 2018

Rome | Reuters — Italy will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday, although Canadian officials played down the threat to the accord, which mostly took effect last year. “Soon CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) will arrive in parliament and this […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures for cattle and lean hogs notched narrow gains despite fears of weaker prices in cash markets and a lower trend in wholesale meat values — […] Read more

General, Reuters

Tim Hortons to enter China

By GFM Network News July 11, 2018

Reuters — Canadian coffee-and-donut chain Tim Hortons will open 1,500 outlets in China over the next decade, capitalizing on a growing cafe culture in the world’s second-largest economy, the chain’s parent Restaurant Brands International said on Wednesday. Restaurant Brands shares rose almost three per cent after the company announced the Tim Hortons move into China […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell one per cent or more on Wednesday, extending declines on technical selling and fears reduced pork and beef exports could result in burdensome supplies in domestic meat markets, traders and analysts said. Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures contracts slumped to lifetime lows for the third […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher

National job vacancy rate increases in ag sector

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

Italy says it won’t ratify EU-Canada trade deal

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

Tim Hortons to enter China

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

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