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“From a zoning perspective, we’ve been doing a lot of preparation. We’ve been doing a lot of practising here in Canada.” – Egan Brockhoff, Canadian Pork Council.
Livestock, News

Hog sector tightens shield wall against ASF

Confirmed cases in the Dominican Republic have given new urgency to ASF prevention measures

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Canada’s pork industry and border authorities are double and triple checking their vigilance after African swine fever (ASF) officially broached the Western Hemisphere for the first time in four decades. In late July, the Dominican Republic confirmed ASF on backyard pig operations in two provinces. The Caribbean country announced that efforts were underway to isolate
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mostly higher on bargain buying, cattle drift lower

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Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mostly higher on Wednesday as bargain-buying and firmer wholesale pork prices helped the benchmark October contract rebound from a one-month low set a day earlier. CME October lean hogs settled up 1.975 cents at 85.850 cents per pound and December hogs rose
We need to move beyond passive efforts, such as unrestricted hunting, that have been shown to disperse wild pigs and make the problem worse. – Cam Dahl
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Wild pigs an alien invasion

It’s time for co-ordinated, targeted eradication efforts on wild pigs

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We have been invaded by aliens. No, not green creatures from Area 51, but by plants and animals that don’t belong here. Take, for example, the common dandelion, which is not native to North America. European settlers brought dandelions here in the mid-1600s to enhance their gardens. Zebra mussels are another example; they are not
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on anticipated larger supplies

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slipped on Thursday as traders look ahead to increased supplies of hogs heading into the fall and producers hedge against the possibility of future price declines, traders said. CME August lean hog futures closed unchanged at 109.475 cents per pound, while benchmark October hogs lost
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on scarce supply and firmer cash markets

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday as cash trade firmed and wholesale beef prices march higher, traders said. “We have some tighter market-ready cattle supplies right now. The outlook is for supplies to tighten further later in the year and into next year,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst
Letters, Op/Ed

Letters: Invitation to discuss hog production accepted

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I accept Cam Dahl’s invitation to join the conversation about modern agriculture, pig production and public trust. A couple of years ago I visited the Greenfield Maple Leaf hog facility. ML Greenfield takes sows that have been confined almost their entire lives in crates a little bigger than their bodies and “teaches” them how to
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day on Tuesday, supported by lower supplies of market ready hogs as the August futures contract nears expiration. “Until we start seeing better numbers coming forward on packer runs, I think that’s going to elevate things a little bit,” said Matthew
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Meatpacker Tyson Foods mandates Covid vaccines for workers

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Reuters – Tyson Foods Inc said on Tuesday it was mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire workforce, joining a growing list of major U.S. companies as they face renewed pandemic restrictions due to the fast-spreading Delta variant. Surging COVID-19 cases and new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that requires
China’s pork sector continues to grapple with new ASF outbreaks.
Livestock, Markets, News

African swine fever and China — it’s complicated

Even as the nation’s pork herd rebuilds, new outbreaks are happening and new variants are emerging

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China’s efforts to control African swine fever outbreaks among its pig herd remained complicated, with 11 outbreaks officially reported so far this year and new variants of the virus also present, an agriculture ministry official said recently. Beijing has been rebuilding its pig herd after the virus, first detected in China in 2018, slashed pig

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