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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on support from fewer cattle placements

Oct. 25, 2021 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Monday, as the market continued to be bolstered by a government report showing fewer cattle placements than expected, traders said. The USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report, released after the market close on Friday, showed September cattle placements at […]

Britain, New Zealand strike free trade deal

Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:15 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle falls as cash market idles

Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on sluggish export sales

Oct. 21, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand

Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, retreating from early strength on technical selling and uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled 0.4 cent lower at 130.025 cents/lb., turning down after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient

Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:11 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU Langone […]

By Nancy Lapid

Klassen: Feeder market reflects softer sentiment

Oct. 19, 2021 at 8:46 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 lower; calves over 700 lbs. appeared to hold value; calves weighing less than 700 lbs. were down $3 to as much as $5. The yearling run is basically finished. Ontario buying interest was supportive in the eastern Prairie regions due […]

By Jerry Klassen

Olymel CEO dies of ‘sudden’ cancer

Oct. 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm CDT

The CEO of Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has died of a “sudden and virulent cancer” at age 71, his company reported Friday morning. Rejean Nadeau, the CEO of Sollio Co-operative’s meatpacking and processing arm since 1996, died Thursday at his home at Rougemont, Que., about 25 km south […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices, while live cattle futures inched up as traders anticipated seeing the cash trade improve, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures rose on short-covering ahead of the weekend. The cattle market has been […]

By P.J. Huffstutter