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Short-covering rallies U.S. live cattle before holiday

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday aided by short-covering…

Ag players find Kazakhstan, Russia open for business

Industry representatives from Alberta and throughout Canada have told the federal and provincial…

Last-minute COOL changes a burn for Canada

Up against the World Trade Organization's Thursday deadline to bring its country-of-origin…

Dutch arrest company head in horsemeat scandal

Dutch authorities have arrested the head of a meat trading company at the centre of a horsemeat…

Lower cash prices drag down U.S. live cattle futures

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices…

NFU-Ont. won’t change relationship with NFU after ruling

The National Farmers Union-Ontario refuses to reorganize its relationship with its Saskatoon parent…

Tight feed forces some Prairie cattle to pasture early

Some producers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are having to put cattle out to pasture earlier than…

‘Zero’ chance U.S. will comply on COOL by deadline

Exporters of Canadian meat and livestock are waiting to see exactly how the U.S. government will…

Fund buying lifts U.S. hog futures to 9-1/2-month high

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures climbed to a 9-1/2-month high on Wednesday as…

U.S. live cattle jump with new beef price record

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday closed higher after wholesale beef…