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Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 14, 2014

Canada’s first chance to prosecute a breach of its laws against traffic in dangerous pathogens has ended in a guilty plea from a previously well-regarded researcher over stray vials of brucellosis-causing bacteria. Dr. Klaus Nielsen, who had worked at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Fallowfield lab southwest of Ottawa, was first arrested in October 2012 on […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower with beef prices

By GFM Network News August 13, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses on Wednesday after packers cut the cost of beef at wholesale markets to stir retail buying ahead of the Labour Day holiday, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.4 cents per pound lower at 148.225, and October closed down 1.125 cents at 146.55 […] Read more

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China halts some U.S. pork imports over feed additive use

By GFM Network News August 13, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– China has barred pork imports from six U.S processing plants and six cold storage facilities effective on Wednesday to enforce its ban on the use of a feed additive that promotes lean muscle growth, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. China currently requires third-party verification that U.S. pork shipped to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall sharply with initial cash prices

By GFM Network News August 12, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished down sharply on Tuesday, pressured by preliminary sales of slaughter-ready or cash cattle at lower prices, traders said. August ended down the three-cents-per-pound daily price limit at 149.625 cents (all figures US$). October finished 2.775 cents lower, at 147.675 cents. On Tuesday morning, a […] Read more

(National Pork Board (U.S.) photo via ARS/USDA)

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Russia’s sanctions no surprise for pork industry

By GFM Network News August 11, 2014

CNS Canada — Russian sanctions implemented last week halting food imports from the U.S., Canada and the European Union have jarred Canada’s pork industry, which exports a large amount of product to Russia annually. “It’s quite a significant impact in terms of the disruption it creates,” said Martin Rice, executive director at the Canadian Pork […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle turn higher on short-covering

By GFM Network News August 11, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures on Monday closed higher on short-covering after last week’s heavy losses, traders said. August ended up 0.075 cent per pound at 152.625 cents, October 0.45 higher at 150.45 and December one cent higher at 151.25 cents (all figures US$). Futures made headway after settling […] Read more

Olymel, whose Drummondville, Que. bacon plant is shown here, plans to seek other destinations for pork originally booked to ship to Russia. (Drumco.ca)

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Olymel seeking other markets for Russia-bound pork

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 10, 2014

Canadian meat packer Olymel plans to seek other buyers for pork which, until Thursday, was destined for the now-closed Russian market. Olymel, the meat processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, produced frozen pork for export to Russia at its plants at Red Deer, Alta. and Vallee-Jonction, Que. Russia had been the second-largest pork market for […] Read more

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Record-high pork values to cushion Russia’s sanctions

By GFM Network News August 8, 2014

Russia’s retaliatory sanctions on Canadian agrifood, while disappointing from where Manitoba’s pork producers sit, aren’t expected to hurt the sector in the near term. Following a declaration from President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday confirmed the government has “completely banned the importation” of beef, pork, fruit and vegetables, poultry, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle end limit-down

By GFM Network News August 8, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed down the maximum three cents per pound allowed under the daily price limit on Friday, pressured by steady to lower returns for unsold market-ready or cash cattle based on sales earlier in the week. On Friday, cash cattle in Texas moved at $160 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with cash prices

By GFM Network News August 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas sold at $161 per hundredweight (cwt), down $1 from last week, feedlot sources said. They reported cash sales in Kansas of $160, $3 lower than a […] Read more

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Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower with beef prices

China halts some U.S. pork imports over feed additive use

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall sharply with initial cash prices

Russia’s sanctions no surprise for pork industry

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle turn higher on short-covering

Olymel seeking other markets for Russia-bound pork

Record-high pork values to cushion Russia’s sanctions

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle end limit-down

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with cash prices

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