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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters November 1, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove the market upward, analysts said. Live cattle futures touched a one-month low, while feeder cattle recovered after reaching the lowest price in more than five […] Read more

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Markets, News, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn ticks up on export demand, easing harvest pressure

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters November 1, 2024

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ticked up on Friday as export demand for U.S. crops swelled and harvest pressure eased, analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower in choppy trading after rising earlier on U.S. export sales. Wheat futures also eased as rains over dry regions of the U.S. weighed on prices, though drought […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

By John Greig November 1, 2024

The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.

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News

Right to repair bills passed by Canadian government

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 1, 2024

The Canadian Senate passed two 'right to repair' bills amending the country's Copyright Act on Oct. 31, with the legislation now awaiting royal assent before becoming law.

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HPAI cases rise in B.C. amid birds migrating south for winter

By Miranda Leybourne November 1, 2024

British Columbia poultry farms are particularly vulnerable to highly pathenogenic avian influenza due to the annual migration of waterfowl through the Fraser Valley.

A freighter is loaded with grain from a terminal at Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

News, Reuters

Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit

By Ed White, Reuters November 1, 2024

Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada's biggest port said on Friday, but grain handling would not be affected.

Cereals, Crops, Markets, News, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Declines in U.S. wheat, loonie lead to mixed prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 1, 2024

Spring wheat cash prices were mixed for the week ended Oct. 31, as pressure from declines in United States wheat futures were countered by support from a weaker Canadian dollar that encourages more export sales.

FILE PHOTO: Tugs are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021.
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News, Reuters

Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says

By David Ljunggren, Reuters November 1, 2024

Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but only about 15 per cent […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge down on profit taking

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters October 31, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs on Thursday as traders booked profits ahead of the end of a month, traders said.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures lose ground as rainfall eases dryness

By Heather Schlitz, Mark Weinraub October 31, 2024

Chicago wheat futures turned lower on Thursday as rains hit drought-stricken areas of the U.S. Plains, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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