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Olymel plans sausage production at Red Deer

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 10, 2017

New equipment and refrigerated storage are going into Olymel’s Alberta pork processing plant at Red Deer as the facility gets into the sausage business. Pork and poultry processor Olymel, owned mainly by Quebec agribusiness co-operative La Coop federee, announced Monday it will put up $2 million to convert a section of the Red Deer plant […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 8, 2017

An Ontario food processing company has been slapped with $25,000 in fines for labelling non-kosher cheese as kosher, in the first Canadian case of its kind to get to a provincial court. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported Creation Foods Co. of Woodbridge had pled guilty June 22 in the Ontario Court of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise in rebound on technical buying, cash trades

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained more than one per cent on Thursday, rebounding from a two-month low on chart-based technical buying and slightly firmer trades in cash cattle markets, traders said. Most-active CME August live cattle knocked out Wednesday’s session low early in Thursday’s session but found downside support near its […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle slump to two-month low

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures extended losses to a more than two-month low on Wednesday as investors liquidated long positions amid declining wholesale beef prices and expectations for weaker cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Higher corn futures also boosted feed costs for fattening cattle, weighing on feeder cattle futures, while […] Read more

Japan’s Imperial Palace and Nijubashi Bridge, in Tokyo. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU, Japan officials seal trade agreement

By GFM Network News July 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Japan and the European Union should agree on Thursday to a free trade pact that could be completed within months, after senior officials removed final snags to a political deal intended as a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump. “We ironed out the few remaining differences,” European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on pork gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to fresh life-of-contract highs on Monday, gaining on bear-spreading as wholesale pork prices reached the highest levels in more than two years. Dealers continued to buy back Chicago Mercantile Exchange July hog contracts and roll positions into deferred months such as most-active August hog futures, traders […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged to a 2-1/2-year high on Friday as recent gains in cash hog prices prompted investor buying in futures, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale pork values underscored strong meat demand and also bolstered futures while rising temperatures forecast next week could slow the rate of weight […] Read more

A rail line in Aguas Calientes, Peru. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Pacific trade bloc adds ‘associate’ members, including Canada

By GFM Network News June 30, 2017

Cali, Colombia | Reuters –– Four new countries will be admitted to the Pacific Alliance as associate members, the trade group said on Thursday, as it seeks to expand commerce with the Asia-Pacific region while the U.S. pushes for protectionist measures. The alliance, which comprises Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru, will on Friday admit Singapore, […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled higher on Thursday, and the July contract notched fresh highs, supported by their discounts to cash prices and fund buying prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s neutral quarterly hog report, said traders. USDA’s report showed a record number of hogs for the March-May […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

By GFM Network News June 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Wednesday after bargain buying and short-covering offset early-session selling following Tuesday’s heavy losses, said traders. They said discounts in deferred months to this week’s expected cash prices contributed to market advances. June, which will expire on Friday, closed 0.65 cent/lb. higher at […] 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

Olymel plans sausage production at Red Deer

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise in rebound on technical buying, cash trades

U.S. livestock: Cattle slump to two-month low

EU, Japan officials seal trade agreement

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on pork gains

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

Pacific trade bloc adds ‘associate’ members, including Canada

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

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