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Burger King pledges to end deforestation by 2030

By GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Rio de Janeiro | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2030 but scientists say the company is not moving fast enough to stop its hamburgers from destroying rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Restaurant Brands International, one of the world’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

By GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture minister prepared to travel to the U.S. on Friday to fight a ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef, which hit shares of local meatpackers and revived concerns about the image of the world’s largest beef exporter. “We will fight for this market!” said the minister, billionaire soy […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. bans fresh Brazil beef imports over safety concerns

By GFM Network News June 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The United States halted imports of fresh Brazilian beef on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, after a high percentage of shipments failed to pass safety checks. USDA had “recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market,” after increasing tests on Brazilian beef in March, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. futures regulators fined a Memphis trading firm and three associates US$5 million on Wednesday for using a manipulative tactic in CME Group’s cattle futures, a market grappling with extreme volatility. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it penalized McVean Trading + Investments $1.5 million and its chairman, Charles Dow McVean, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil blocks JBS deal, seeks asset freeze

By GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian judge has blocked JBS SA’s planned sale of a South American unit while the attorney general’s office urged the company’s assets be frozen, in signs of fallout from a corruption probe involving the controlling shareholders of the world’s No. 1 meatpacker. Federal Judge Ricardo Leite blocked JBS’s US$300 million sale […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS aims to shed Alberta feedlot in divestment plan

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 20, 2017

Sao Paulo/Chicago | Reuters — Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA revealed a major divestment plan Tuesday, putting its Alberta cattle feeding assets and others on the block to cut debt after a corruption scandal raised concerns about its financing costs. JBS, whose controlling shareholder recently agreed to pay a massive leniency fine after becoming embroiled in […] Read more

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Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices pressure feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News June 20, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$7 lower on average, with shorter-keep replacements over 850 lbs. as much as $10 lower in some cases. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $159-$161, down nearly $12 from week-ago levels. Most auction markets had limited numbers on offer, with many sales barns in summer […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

By GFM Network News June 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Shares of JBS SA erased gains on Friday after a source denied that Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Co. PJSC was arranging partners to make a bid for control of the world’s largest meatpacker. A person with direct knowledge of Mubadala’s strategy told Reuters that, despite a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 15, 2017

Cattle producers using provincial pastures heading into the final three years of the Saskatchewan Pastures Program (SPP) will get the first chance at leasing them. The province announced in March it would wind down the SPP, kicking off a public consultation process. Based on those consultations, the province confirmed Thursday it will grant the 50 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

By GFM Network News June 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– The first shipment of U.S. beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne on Wednesday, a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalized details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban. Greater Omaha Packing Co. said it shipped beef by plane to China from Nebraska, a […] Read more

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Beef Cattle

Burger King pledges to end deforestation by 2030

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

U.S. bans fresh Brazil beef imports over safety concerns

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

Brazil blocks JBS deal, seeks asset freeze

JBS aims to shed Alberta feedlot in divestment plan

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices pressure feeder market

Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

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