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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend gains as funds buy

By GFM Network News April 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose for a third straight day on Friday with support from fund buying and futures’ discounts to late-afternoon cash price expectations, said traders. They said some market participants sold April futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear spreading. April live […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets

Talks wrap on new Canadian internal trade deal

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 7, 2017

Farm groups across Canada expect a new interprovincial trade agreement to clear paths for more trade in Canadian-grown agrifood and other farmed products within the country, reducing the need for imports. Federal, provincial and territorial ministers on Friday announced they’ve concluded talks on a new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), which on July 1 will […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME hogs

By GFM Network News April 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday after bargain buying lifted futures from four-month lows, said traders. They said buy stops and deferred-month technical buying furthered market advances. April hogs ended up 0.3 cent/lb. to 63.925 cents, and May 1.2 cents higher at 69.55 cents (all figures US$). “We […] Read more

A YourLink tower outside Weyburn, Sask. (YourLink.ca)

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Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 6, 2017

Canada’s wireless providers have until April 2018 to set up wireless public alerting systems on LTE networks. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Thursday issued a directive to that effect to all wireless service providers. The alert system would allow emergency management officials to warn Canadians via mobile devices of “dangers to life […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer despite cash pessimism

By GFM Network News April 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Wednesday, aided by their discounts to this week’s cash price expectations, said traders. They said sufficient supplies and seasonally tepid wholesale beef demand capped market advances. April live cattle closed up 0.05 cent/lb. to 118.275 cents, and June up 0.125 cent to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit four-month low

By GFM Network News April 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest level since early December on Tuesday, with ample supplies dragging down cash prices for a ninth straight session, said traders. April hogs ended 1.125 cents/lb. lower at 63.675 cents, and May closed down 1.225 cents to 68.175 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on pork demand fears

By GFM Network News April 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Monday, pressured by concerns that the seasonal bump in supplies might further hurt cash prices and curb retail pork buying, said traders. They said sell stops and fund liquidation hastened hog market losses. April hogs ended 0.875 cent/lb. lower at 64.8 cents, and […] Read more

Jim Pattison, shown here second from right with the Quality Foods partners, has taken majority control of the Quality Chain. (QualityFoods.com)

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Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 3, 2017

The owner of Save-On Foods and other Canadian grocery chains will expand its overall market share on Vancouver Island with majority control of the Quality Foods chain. The Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group was announced last week as the new controlling shareholder in Quality Foods, buying up the interests of founding partners Ken Schley and John […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 1, 2017

New York | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall, the third announced by Ford this week, affects 2017 model year […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on quarter-end positioning

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 31, 2017

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. livestock futures were narrowly mixed on Friday, with live cattle edging slightly higher in a rebound from an earlier 10-day low as investors squared up their positions on the final day of the quarter, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle settled unchanged at 110.875 cents per lb, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend gains as funds buy

Talks wrap on new Canadian internal trade deal

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME hogs

Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer despite cash pessimism

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit four-month low

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on pork demand fears

Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on quarter-end positioning

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