Tyson Foods will close a major beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees in January after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.
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Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle
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Agribition kicks off in Regina
Canadian Western Agribition opens 2025 doors with burning of the brand and a new family event
Canadian Western Agribition 2025 is full tilt in Regina with burning of the brand and new family event on the schedule
Three paths of regenerative agriculture
From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit
From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit
Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle
Tyson Foods will close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Friday, pressured by the removal of United States tariffs on Brazilian beef announced Thursday. The 40-per cent tariffs were removed by the White House to bring down beef prices and should result in Brazilian beef moving into the U.S. once again. Talk that the U.S.
Gene editing against classical swine fever
A gene-edited pig in the U.K. is resistant to classical swine fever; the same technology could be used for a solution to bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
British scientists have discovered a gene edit that could provide resistance to classical swine fever in pigs and bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures fell further at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday under pressure from fund selling and lower cash prices, traders said. Futures have dropped over the past month after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working to lower beef prices for consumers, triggering steep selloffs in cattle that
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide under pressure from weak cash prices
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled under pressure from weakness in the cash market on Wednesday, traders said. Lean hog futures rebounded after sliding on Tuesday to their lowest level in about seven months. In the cash market, cattle traded at mostly $228 per hundredweight in southern
Manitoba cattle prices, Nov. 17
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end weaker, hogs set April low
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as traders waited for U.S. inventory data and assessed prospects for beef imports, analysts said. Lean hog futures hit their lowest level in about seven months. Traders were waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a monthly
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