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Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 27, 2017

A domestic technical obstacle has been cleared out of Canadian pork’s export path to the European Union, the Canadian Pork Council said Friday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week made changes to its Manual of Procedures, which will allow pork packers to apply health mark labels after pork has been frozen, the council said. […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Pulses, Reuters

Maple Leaf Q3 profit beats on overall sales growth

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 26, 2017

Reuters — Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by growth across all its businesses. The company, whose brands include Schneiders, Maple Leaf and, since March, Lightlife, said adjusted operating earnings rose to $65.15 million in the third quarter from $61.52 million a year […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-month high

By GFM Network News October 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and renewed optimism for this week’s cash prices, said traders. October live cattle, which will expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.125 cents/lb. higher at 114.15 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded […] Read more

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, shown here in April 2016. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Farm fuel to be exempt from Manitoba carbon tax

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News October 26, 2017

Farm fuel will be exempt from a carbon tax, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said in an interview Thursday on the eve of announcing his government’s Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. “It does exempt some farm costs — farm fuel, for example,” he said. “I know we’ll get pushback from some industry groups that are not […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise on firmer cash, pork prices

By GFM Network News October 25, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by modest cash and wholesale pork price gains, said traders. Investors unwound some of Tuesday’s long CME live cattle short lean hog spreads that, along with buy stops and speculative buying, sent some deferred hog contracts to new highs. December […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism buoys CME live cattle

By GFM Network News October 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed sharply higher on Tuesday, spurred by short-covering in anticipation of steady-to-better cash prices later this week, said traders. Fund buying contributed to advances after some contracts topped technical resistance levels on their way to new highs. October live cattle, which will expire on Oct. 31, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, cash prices drop CME hogs

By GFM Network News October 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking following the morning’s cash price drop, traders said. December hogs finished 1.325 cents/lb. lower at 63.525 cents, and February ended 0.875 cent lower at 68.225 cents (all figures US$). Some investors sold futures after analysts predicted a 480,000-plus head […] Read more

General, Machinery

Xplornet to buy NetSet

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 23, 2017

A rural broadband provider serving over 500 Manitoba municipalities and communities is set to be absorbed into one of Canada’s biggest rural operators. Xplornet Communications announced Monday it has signed a deal to buy the internet access business of Brandon-based NetSet Communications. Financial terms of the deal for the privately-held Manitoba company weren’t disclosed, except […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, helped by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday at 2 p.m. CT, said traders. They said that with December futures slated to be the new lead month following October’s expiration, investors periodically […] Read more

General

Greig: Federal tax backtracks aside, much of impact still unknown

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

The Canadian Association of Farm Advisors’ annual tax update showcased confusion and frustration at the federal government’s shifting plan to change how small business is taxed. “I was very, very offended by all of this,” said Kurt Oelschlagel, of BDO Canada, who was part of a panel on the government changes at the CAFA event, […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Pigs

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

Maple Leaf Q3 profit beats on overall sales growth

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-month high

Farm fuel to be exempt from Manitoba carbon tax

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise on firmer cash, pork prices

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism buoys CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, cash prices drop CME hogs

Xplornet to buy NetSet

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

Greig: Federal tax backtracks aside, much of impact still unknown

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