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China culls 200,000 pigs due to African swine fever – official

By GFM Network News October 19, 2018

China | Reuters – China, the world’s top pork producer, has culled 200,000 pigs so far following outbreaks of highly contagious African swine fever in the country, a Chinese animal health official said on Friday. While that represents only a tiny portion of the nearly 700 million pigs slaughtered in China each year for sale as pork, restrictions […] Read more

Cattle on pasture in the Philippines. (LeoLee/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

By GFM Network News October 18, 2018

The regulatory path has been cleared to resume exports of live Canadian cattle to the Philippines, reopening a market worth an estimated $8 million per year. The federal government on Monday announced the resumed export clearance, along with new market access for Canadian sheep and goat genetics exports to both Indonesia and the Philippines. The […] Read more

CME December 2018 lean hogs, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

By GFM Network News October 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slid for the third consecutive session on Thursday and touched their lowest prices in more than seven weeks on concerns about increasing supplies, traders said. The market has weakened since contracts set multi-month highs on Oct. 1 amid worries about meat supplies swelling due to […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs decline on heavier animals, technical selling

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped for the second straight session on Wednesday, on technical selling and after government data showed heavier-weight U.S. hogs that pointed to larger supplies, traders said. Bear-spreading pressured front-month December hogs, which settled down 2.175 cents at 54.7 cents/lb., a decline of about four per […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger demand supports feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News October 17, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets jumped $2-$5 last week, after adverse weather caused buyers to shy away earlier in October. Major feedlot operators were very aggressive on quality yearling packages and heavier weaned vaccinated calves. Many operations have limited ownership at this time of year because wet, cold weather conditions delayed purchases. The market appeared […] Read more

CME February 2019 live cattle, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly lower on technical selling

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures were mostly lower on Tuesday while lean hogs pared gains late in the session, with each pressured in part by technical selling and profit-taking, traders and analysts said. Some traders were liquidating positions in Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply […] Read more

CME December 2018 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared as much as three per cent on Monday in bull-spreading linked to hopes of stronger U.S. cash hog prices and fears of African swine fever spreading in top pork consumer China, traders said. The gains came after China reported an African swine fever case […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and rising concerns about demand amid weakness in global equities markets, traders said. Flat cash markets also cast a bearish tone on the markets. Cash cattle have traded at $111/cwt for five weeks in a row (all figures US$). Most-active CME […] Read more

The Belgian border near Lille in northern France. (Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 12, 2018

Strasbourg, France | Reuters — France will put up fencing along its border with Belgium to prevent wild boars spreading African swine fever, a virulent livestock disease that could disrupt Europe’s pig industry. France has been on alert for African swine fever since Belgium detected the virus last month among wild boars a few kilometres […] Read more

CME December 2018 live cattle, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

By GFM Network News October 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its forecast for how much beef the nation will produce this year. In a monthly supply and demand report, USDA pegged 2018 beef output at 26.9 billion pounds, down 0.6 per cent from its September estimate. The agency […] Read more

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Livestock

China culls 200,000 pigs due to African swine fever – official

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

U.S. livestock: Hogs decline on heavier animals, technical selling

Klassen: Stronger demand supports feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly lower on technical selling

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

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