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EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

By GFM Network News October 3, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs

By GFM Network News October 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying in the technically oversold market, said traders. They said funds helped accelerate market advances after contracts punched through technical resistance levels. October hogs, which will expire on Oct. 13, ended 1.85 cents/lb. higher at 57.25 cents, […] Read more

A Metro grocery store at the Orangeville Mall in Orangeville, Ont. (Onereit.ca)

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Metro to buy Jean Coutu to stave off looming risks

By GFM Network News October 2, 2017

Toronto | Reuters — Metro Inc., Canada’s third-biggest food retailer, on Monday agreed to buy pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group for $4.5 billion in cash and stock, paying what analysts said was a “steep” premium to protect against risks facing the retail sector. The deal comes at time when global retail giants like Amazon.com, Wal-Mart […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end quarter mostly higher on short-covering

By GFM Network News September 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The bulk of Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts on Friday finished higher in the final trading session for the quarter, ignited by fund buying and short-covering, said traders. They said futures rallied from earlier losses on Friday and prior to late Thursday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report. The […] Read more

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Premium Brands buys up Ontario meat processors

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 29, 2017

Specialty food firm Premium Brands’ plans to build a “protein platform” in Ontario now include a pair of processors offering bacon, burgers, ribs, steaks and chicken. The Vancouver company announced Thursday it has bought Skilcor Food Products of Brampton, just over a week after closing a deal for Leadbetter Foods of Orillia. Financial terms of […] Read more

Province House, home of the Nova Scotia Legislature, as seen in 2008. (NSLegislature.ca)

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Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 28, 2017

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Historic black communities in Nova Scotia will be given funds to establish legal ownership of land where they have lived for generations, the government said, in a drive to solve what critics call a case of long-running discrimination. The provincial government will spend $2.7 million over two years to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly lower before USDA report

By GFM Network News September 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT. “The industry will no doubt show herd expansion and record-large production, it’s just a question of how much,” said Archer Financial Services broker […] Read more

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Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 28, 2017

One of Eastern Canada’s major players in the grocery sector is in “advanced discussions” to take up one of the region’s major drugstore chains. Montreal-based Metro Inc. announced Tuesday it’s in “exclusive” talks with the Jean Coutu Group on the possibilities of a cash-and-stock takeover valued in some reports at around $4.5 billion. A non-binding […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pulls up CME live cattle

By GFM Network News September 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed some of their recent losses, with strength from technical buying and investors who covered previously held short positions, said traders. “Anyone who was short the market took a little money in profits,” said Oak Investment Group president Joe Ocrant. Wednesday morning’s wholesale […] Read more

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China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

By GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to delay a deadline for implementing new food import regulations by two years until October 2019, a senior EU official said on Tuesday, following a lobbying effort by Europe and the U.S. amid concerns about disruption to trade. The extension comes just days before the new rules, which are […] 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

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs

Metro to buy Jean Coutu to stave off looming risks

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end quarter mostly higher on short-covering

Premium Brands buys up Ontario meat processors

Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly lower before USDA report

Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pulls up CME live cattle

China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

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