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U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

By GFM Network News January 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Monday, spurred by last Friday’s strong cash prices and the start this week of another round of wintry weather in parts of the northern U.S. Plains, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.65 cents/lb. at 123.55 cents (all figures US$). April ended […] Read more

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Officials aim to forge ahead with TPP as Canada wavers

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 22, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — As trade officials gather in Tokyo this week to try and forge ahead with a trade pact that U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned last year, the new 11-member club risks getting bogged down by resistance from Canada. The member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), also […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged lower on Friday to snap a five-session climb, pressured by technical selling and uncertainty about cash price direction, given that cash cattle did not trade ahead of the closing bell, brokers said. However, after the futures market closed, fed cattle traded lightly in cash markets […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Reuters

Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

By GFM Network News January 19, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit three major U.S. cities next month to bolster support for NAFTA as negotiators revising the trade pact tackle major differences, officials said on Friday. The timing of Trudeau’s Feb. 7-10 trip is significant, since it comes after a sixth and penultimate round of talks […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend climb to five sessions

By GFM Network News January 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Thursday for a fifth straight session, buoyed by higher wholesale beef prices and technical buying including short-covering, traders said. Retailers are buying beef to feature during the second half of the month, when consumers may have paid off year-end holiday debt and have more […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 18, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — The upcoming round of talks in Montreal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be extended by one day and will now conclude Jan. 29, Canadian and Mexican sources told Reuters on Thursday. Trade negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico were originally scheduled to meet from […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on short-covering

By GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures surged on Wednesday on technical buying and short-covering, spurred in part by higher-than-expected prices at a weekly cattle sale, traders said. Animals at Wednesday’s Fed Cattle Exchange brought $119.75/cwt, up from $119 a week earlier (all figures US$). “I guess people thought it would be closer […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME nearby hogs hit contract high

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures rose nearly three per cent on Tuesday and set a contract high, buoyed by firmer cash hog prices and spreading against cattle futures, traders said. Wholesale pork fetched $80.71/cwt, down 38 cents from Monday (all figures US$). But lean hogs in the top cash […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs turn up on short-covering, bargain buying

By GFM Network News January 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Friday after short covering and bargain buying pared some of the market’s recent losses tied to fears about NAFTA negotiations, said traders. On Wednesday, Mexico said it would withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, following Canadian government worries that the U.S. […] Read more

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Ottawa tightens rules on housing foreign farm workers

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 12, 2018

Housing meant for temporary foreign workers employed on a Canadian farm will now have to pass regular inspection before the farm can hire its workers. One of the requirements for farms hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs) is that the farm provide workers with “adequate, suitable and affordable housing as defined by the Canadian Mortgage and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

Officials aim to forge ahead with TPP as Canada wavers

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend climb to five sessions

Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on short-covering

U.S. livestock: CME nearby hogs hit contract high

U.S. livestock: Hogs turn up on short-covering, bargain buying

Ottawa tightens rules on housing foreign farm workers

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