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PED could cut U.S. output by seven per cent in 2014: Rabobank

By GFM Network News May 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — A pig virus sweeping across farms in the U.S. could cut pork production as much as seven per cent this year, a far steeper decline than the government has forecast, according to agribusiness research firm Rabobank. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) has killed about seven million baby pigs since it was […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fallen cash prices extend CME hogs’ losses

By GFM Network News May 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Wednesday for a seventh straight session, led by lower market-ready, or cash, hog prices, traders said. The morning’s hog price in Iowa/Minnesota fell $2.41 per hundredweight (cwt) from Tuesday to $111.72, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (all figures US$). “The trade is […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Toronto’s Quality Meat Packers officially bankrupt

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 7, 2014

One of the last remnants of Toronto’s “Hogtown” past has formally gone bankrupt, in a move expected to permanently close the doors and strip out the assets at Quality Meat Packers and its Toronto Abattoirs arm. The two pork-packing and -processing companies in early April filed a notice of intention for a proposal to restructure […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU toughens rules on imports in response to PEDv

By GFM Network News May 6, 2014

Brussels/Paris | Reuters — European Union officials on Tuesday agreed on new rules for the treatment of imported pigs’ blood for use in animal feed, but decided against changing the rules on importing live pigs even though a deadly virus has caused major losses to the U.S. pig industry. In a statement, the European Commission […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit all-time high as calf prices firm

By GFM Network News May 6, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday hit an all-time high, supported by firm prices for young calves, or feeder cattle, traders said. Feedlots are paying more for calves after years of drought in parts of the U.S. shrank the herd to a 63-year low. Gains in CME’s live cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag on profit-taking

By GFM Network News May 5, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking that erased Friday’s gains pegged to steady-to-better market-ready or cash cattle prices, traders said. Monday was a day to evaluate this week’s cash cattle sales and subsequent wholesale beef prices, said Archer Financial Services broker Dennis Smith. Last Friday, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after volatile day

By GFM Network News May 2, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Friday after a choppy session, dragged down by profit-taking that trumped steady-to-higher prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. On Friday, cash cattle in Texas traded at $146 per hundredweight (cwt), up $1 from last week, feedlot sources said. Cash cattle […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CME fines Ont. Teachers for hog trades

By GFM Network News May 2, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, which manages investments for Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan, violated speculative position limits in CME Group’s lean hog futures market, the exchange operator said Friday. Chicago-based CME fined the board $15,000 and ordered it give up nearly $18,000 in profits for exceeding position limits on […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

France to ban pigs, byproducts from N. America, Japan over PED

By GFM Network News May 2, 2014

Paris | Reuters –– France will ban imports of live pigs, pork-based byproducts and pig sperm from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Japan to protect against a virus that has killed millions of piglets in North America and Asia, a farm ministry official said on Friday. The ban, which is due to be introduced on […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Maple Leaf books Q1 loss under PEDv cost pressure

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 2, 2014

A rise in pork prices due mainly to porcine epidemic diarrhea’s effects on the U.S. hog herd has bit deeper into Maple Leaf Foods’ bottom line for its first quarter ending March 31. “Pork markets have been impacted in an unprecedented way due to a virus in the U.S. hog industry, which has renewed pressure […] Read more

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Hogs

PED could cut U.S. output by seven per cent in 2014: Rabobank

U.S. livestock: Fallen cash prices extend CME hogs’ losses

Toronto’s Quality Meat Packers officially bankrupt

EU toughens rules on imports in response to PEDv

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit all-time high as calf prices firm

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag on profit-taking

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after volatile day

CME fines Ont. Teachers for hog trades

France to ban pigs, byproducts from N. America, Japan over PED

Maple Leaf books Q1 loss under PEDv cost pressure

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