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Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

By GFM Network News September 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. food safety and the health of plant workers will be at risk from new federal rules that allow meat companies to slaughter hogs as fast as they want and shift the role of government inspectors, food and environmental advocates said on Tuesday. The warnings about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

By GFM Network News September 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — The Canadian hog market may be at its seasonal lows, but tightening worldwide supplies should underpin values over the next few months. “We’re at a seasonal time of year when prices move lower,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, pointing to higher U.S. slaughter numbers and a slowdown in North American […] Read more

File photo of piglets at a hog operation in China. (KuLouKu/iStock/Getty Images)

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China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

By GFM Network News September 13, 2019

Shanghai | Reuters — China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs on U.S. goods, including pork and soybeans, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Friday, in the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before a new round of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war. The United States and China have both […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020

By GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chinese pork meat imports are projected to sharply rise from 2.1 million tonnes in 2018 to 3.3 million tonnes in 2019 and 4.2 million tonnes in 2020, because of the African swine fever outbreak, broker and consultancy INTL FCStone said on Monday. FCStone estimated during a commodities outlook conference in […] Read more

File photo of a hog cooling off in a pond in the Philippines. (Stewart Hall/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 19, 2019

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines has set up a crisis management team to determine if the deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country after officials detected a rise in pig deaths in some areas. The Bureau of Animal Industry had reported an increased mortality of pigs “raised by farmers in their backyards” […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Packers win dismissal of U.S. pork price-fixing suits

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 8, 2019

Reuters — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed antitrust lawsuits accusing several large U.S. pork companies of conspiring to limit the supply of pork to inflate prices and their own profits at the expense of consumers and other purchasers. Chief Judge John Tunheim of the federal court in Minneapolis said the plaintiffs failed to show […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Elanco buys swine PWD vaccine maker

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News August 6, 2019

Veterinary drugmaker Elanco Animal Health is expanding its space in the swine sector with a deal to buy the Quebec startup behind Coliprotec vaccines. Indianapolis-based Elanco announced Thursday it has paid $78.5 million to buy Prevtec Microbia, which is headquartered in Montreal with facilities in St-Hyacinthe. The Coliprotec line is meant to help protect pigs […] Read more

China’s demand for U.S. pork so far has been disappointing, analysts say.
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

By GFM Network News August 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures extended their decline on Friday, with the most active contract touching its lowest price in nine months under pressure from large supplies and the worsening U.S.-China trade war. Cattle futures also weakened. China on Friday vowed to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

By GFM Network News August 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in a war of tit-for-tat tariffs with China. Feeder cattle futures also slumped, and live cattle traded higher. American hog farmers […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

By GFM Network News July 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China trade talks ended with no apparent signs of progress. Cattle futures also slumped as widespread selling hit U.S. agricultural markets on the last day of […] Read more

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Hogs

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020

Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise

Packers win dismissal of U.S. pork price-fixing suits

Elanco buys swine PWD vaccine maker

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

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