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CME October 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

By GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures jumped Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing. Signs of cooling trade tensions supported the market, traders said, after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and other farm products last year […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

By GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China, cooling fears about escalating tensions with the top importer of the oilseed. Traders grew hopeful that the world’s two largest economies could move toward an agreement to end their trade war as Trump said he […] Read more

File photo of marbled Japanese beef on display at retail. (ES3N/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

By GFM Network News August 24, 2019

Tokyo | Reuters — The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday, with Tokyo making concessions on its agriculture but none immediately apparent from Washington on automobiles. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reached the deal in Washington […] Read more

Wagyu beef on skewers at a Tokyo market. (Michal_Staniewski/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

By GFM Network News May 21, 2019

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of up to 20 per cent […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

By GFM Network News May 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed mixed on Monday as traders weighed positive news of easing trade tensions with Mexico and Canada against signs that trade ties with China are worsening. The U.S. struck deals last week to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2) and 50-day moving average in purple. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

By GFM Network News May 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Friday, buoyed by news that Japan will eliminate long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, traders said. The agreement reopens full beef trade after Japan in 2003 banned U.S. beef over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which roiled […] Read more

Beef on display in a market in Japan. (File photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 17, 2019

Washington | Reuters — Japan has agreed to eliminate its long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, opening full access to U.S. cattle products after more than 15 years, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Friday. “The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow U.S. products from all cattle, […] Read more

Strip steak with mushrooms. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

General, Markets, Reuters

Pacific pact spurs Canadian ag sales to Japan as U.S. watches

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 10, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers. The annual Canadian beef buffet reception attracted 126 people, up sharply from the usual 30 to 40. A trade deal among Pacific […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 15, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan is considering scrapping import restrictions on U.S. beef purchases that were put in place after the first case of BSE in the U.S. in 2003, local media reported on Thursday. Both the Nikkei business daily and Mainichi newspaper said officials are discussing removing the curbs that currently only allow beef […] Read more

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 20, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday it had resumed purchases of Canadian wheat after testing showed no imports that reached the country included grain containing a genetically modified trait discovered in Alberta last summer. Japan’s agriculture ministry said it was seeking to buy 62,957 tonnes of food-quality Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more

Canadian Pork Council meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness

GFM Network News

Canadian Pork Council meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness

Tag Archives Japan

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

Pacific pact spurs Canadian ag sales to Japan as U.S. watches

Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

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