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September record-large U.S. hog herd topped expectations

By GFM Network News September 30, 2016

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the June-August quarter grew two per cent versus a year ago to a record high, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surpassed average trade projections. Affordable feed, solid summer grilling demand and respectable U.S. pork exports encouraged farmers to grow their herds. Several producers ramped […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Olymel pork plant to get $11 million in upgrades

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 23, 2016

Pork and poultry packer Olymel has budgeted $11 million in expansions and new equipment for a Quebec sausage processing plant to handle hams and other smoked meats and boost its output by about 50 per cent. The company, part of agrifood and ag retail co-operative La Coop federee, announced Thursday that upgrades are expected to […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

PED reappears in southeastern Manitoba

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 17, 2016

Manitoba has logged its first on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in over three months, in a sow barn in the province’s livestock-intensive southeast. Southeastern Manitoba has been home to all of the province’s nine on-farm outbreaks of PED since the virus first appeared there in February 2014. In the latest case, the provincial […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog profits disappear as U.S. futures crash

By GFM Network News September 14, 2016

CNS Canada — A sharp drop in the U.S. hog futures over the past week is cutting into the profitability of the Canadian sector as well, with a turn higher unlikely in the near term. U.S. lean hog futures set new contract lows over the past week, as large North American supplies and expectations for […] Read more

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Smithfield says Illinois hog plant shut down after fire

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Smithfield Foods on Tuesday said a hog slaughterhouse in western Illinois will be operational as soon as possible after a fire halted pork production on Monday. “(The) cause of the fire is being investigated,” Smithfield spokeswoman Kathleen Kirkham said, adding that there were no injuries in the fire that occurred in […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Fines now an option for pig traceability enforcement

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 24, 2016

Canadian hog producers who don’t follow the federal requirements for animal identification and tracking of animal movements could now be fined for non-compliance, though it’s expected such fines would be a “last resort.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday announced new amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations, allowing CFIA-designated officials […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 22, 2016

Field testing is underway and a corporate partner on board for development of a made-in-Saskatchewan vaccine to protect pigs against porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) said Monday its prototype vaccine, first announced last year, has moved into field testing in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba […] Read more

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JBS quarterly profits beat expectations

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 11, 2016

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processor, posted better than expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday, helped by a sharp increase in revenues from its pork business in the U.S., said the company. São Paulo-based JBS earned 1.657 billion reais (C$650 million) in net income last quarter, compared with 252 […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 9, 2016

A pair of hog packing and processing plants in Quebec’s Mauricie region are set to join forces through their common business partner for a major expansion. Olymel, the meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, announced Tuesday it has sealed a partnership deal with livestock producer and processor Groupe Robitaille. That deal, first […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

The meat packing arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee plans to shut down major ham lines at one of its further-processing plants in the province next year, cutting up to 340 jobs. Olymel said Friday it will halt ham deboning at its St-Hyacinthe plant in September 2017, eliminating 340 positions. Ham deboning work, until now […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Hogs

September record-large U.S. hog herd topped expectations

Olymel pork plant to get $11 million in upgrades

PED reappears in southeastern Manitoba

Hog profits disappear as U.S. futures crash

Smithfield says Illinois hog plant shut down after fire

Fines now an option for pig traceability enforcement

Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

JBS quarterly profits beat expectations

Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships

Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall

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