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Maple Leaf names ‘animal wellness’ chief

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Canadian processing giant Maple Leaf Foods has gone to Ontario’s pork sector for the person to spearhead the setup of its “comprehensive animal wellness program.” The Toronto meat and processing company on Monday named Dr. Stephanie Cottee, a former provincial programs advisor with the Ontario provincial pork board, as its new “leader, animal wellness.” While at […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday on short-covering following recent heavy market losses, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.775 cents per pound higher at 150 cents, and October up 0.8 cent to 147.35 cents (all figures US$). CME live cattle chopped around during most of the […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

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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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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

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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
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Russia’s sanctions no surprise for pork industry

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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
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

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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

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