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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more










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PMRA plans to reinstate lambda-cy use in feed grain crops

PMRA to update guidance, cancel some uses in fruit

Canadian grain and oilseed growers who’d had to stop using insecticides such as Matador, Silencer and Voliam in 2023 for feed grain crops can expect to be able to use them again starting this spring. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on Monday (Feb. 3) announced a round of public consultations, to run until […] Read more