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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on cash prices, port dispute end

Feb. 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Monday on strong cash prices and the resumption of cargo loading following Friday’s West Coast port labour agreement, traders said. CME hogs drew more support from the dockworker deal because the U.S. exports more pork than beef and […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Feb. 21, 2015 at 2:27 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Ireland says China agrees to lift ban on Irish beef

Feb. 20, 2015 at 7:18 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Feb. 20, 2015 at 3:37 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Love to eat eggs? U.S. panel now says they’re not a health risk

Feb. 19, 2015 at 5:13 pm CST

By yasmeen-abutaleb

U.S. livestock: Improved fundamentals extend CME hogs’ advances

Feb. 19, 2015 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained for a second straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April futures closed up 2.825 cents per pound at 67.05 cents, and May 2.325 cents higher at 76.725 cents (all figures US$). Thursday […]

By Theopolis Waters

Cow-calf producers asked to take survey

Feb. 19, 2015 at 11:40 am CST

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is asking every cow-calf producer in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to complete the Western Canadian Cow-Calf survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Feb. 28. It can be filled out online but the website also provides an option to print the survey […]

By Staff

U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

Feb. 19, 2015 at 10:28 am CST

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. meat and poultry production will rise to a record 95.13 million pounds in 2015, with gains in pork and poultry output more than offsetting a slight drop in beef production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast on Thursday. Total U.S. pork production was seen up […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle

Feb. 18, 2015 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on short-covering in response to the jump in wholesale beef values, traders said. February closed up 0.575 cent per pound, to 159.175 cents, and April 1.9 cents higher at 152.625 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday afternoon’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

BSE case born after tightened feed ban imposed

Feb. 18, 2015 at 5:40 pm CST

The beef cow that became Canada’s 19th case of BSE is now confirmed as Canada’s first-ever case to be born after tighter limits were imposed on use of cattle parts in livestock feed. Without specifying a home municipality, spokesmen for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on a conference […]

By Dave Bedard