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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

Oct. 26, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response to news about a possible tie to red meat and cancer risk, traders said. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned […]

Sept. U.S. feedlot cattle placements near 20-year low

Oct. 24, 2015 at 4:17 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak before USDA report

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower

Oct. 22, 2015 at 6:22 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs weaker

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

EU to resume beef exports to Canada

Oct. 20, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union is to resume exports of beef to Canada from 19 of its member countries for the first time since 1996, when they were halted in the wake of the BSE scandal. The European Commission said Tuesday that Canada’s action was part of a […]

By Reuters

Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no antibiotics, ever

Oct. 20, 2015 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any meat from animals given antibiotics, the company said Tuesday. Rivals such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and McDonald’s have announced similar […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices extend CME live cattle advances

Oct. 20, 2015 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures landed in positive territory for a third day in a row on Tuesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that may bode well for cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot October closed 1.975 cents/lb. higher at 140.25, and […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices stabilize

Oct. 19, 2015 at 7:54 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices stabilized over the past week, trading $5 to $8 higher in comparison to seven days earlier. In Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, calves traded up $10 to $15 higher largely due to a resumption in U.S. buying interest. The market was functioning to encourage demand, and […]

By Jerry Klassen

Cattle futures recover, but aren’t about to jump over the moon

Oct. 19, 2015 at 7:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cattle markets have seen recovery after taking a nosedive in earlier sessions, but prices likely won’t revisit summer highs, according to one analyst. After hammering sharply lower, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures saw recovery on Friday, and extended gains into Monday. As of 2 p.m. CT […]

By Jade Markus