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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Record-high pork values to cushion Russia’s sanctions

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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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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end firm after choppy session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed firm, supported by their discounts to last week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. CME hogs also posted gains, helped by short-covering after brushing aside lower cash and wholesale prices, they said. The live cattle market chopped around throughout the […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Zoetis plans vaccine against PEDv

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Chicago | Reuters — Zoetis Inc., the world’s largest animal-health company, plans to seek U.S. approval before the end of this year to sell its vaccine against a virus that has killed about 13 per cent of the U.S. hog herd. If approved, the new drug would rival the only vaccine available so far. Zoetis, […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on worries of supply increase ahead

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that unseasonably cool midsummer weather will persist into the fall and boost supply by putting weight on hogs quicker, traders and analysts said. Hog weights have declined modestly so far this summer, but remain well above last year’s […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle fall, pressured by equities tumble

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Thursday, pulled down by the stock market’s sheer drop caused by European deflation and Argentina default worries. Wall Street investors dumped long positions across a broad range of commodities, including CME livestock futures, an analyst said. Global economic jitters could undermine consumer confidence, which could […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. appeals court upholds federal meat labelling regulation

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A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal rule concerning labelling requirements for meat, marking a potential setback for other businesses fighting federal regulations on free-speech grounds. For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the 2013 regulation could be enforced. […] Read more

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