An Iowa pork producer says the ebb and flow of tariffs has introduced major uncertainty into his sector. “The goal posts keep getting moved,” said Aaron Juergens.
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Tariff uncertainty reminiscent of COVID era says Iowa pork producer
U.S. hog group lobbied the Canadian government for exemption from counter-tariffs
China expands access for Spanish pork as trade tensions with US mount
China has signed two agricultural trade protocols with Spain covering pork and cherries as the world's second largest economy acts to bolster ties with the European Union amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and the U.S.
U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices
Upswing in hog prices
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale boxed beef prices were lower
How are U.S. tariffs affecting American agricultural trade so far?
“Irreplaceable” market China has already decreased reliance on American soy, corn
New deals could be struck with over tariffs “perhaps even by the end of the week,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Fox News on Tuesday as the country’s self-made trade war threatened markets for American farm goods.
U.S. livestock: Tariff machinations weigh on values
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, continuing the downtrend that started with United States reciprocal tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures.
Riverside Hutterite Colony gets top honours
Riverside Hutterite Colony near Arden, Man. won first place at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair’s 2024 Pork Quality Competition
Western Manitoba producers swept the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair Pork Quality Competition, with the Riverside Hutterite Colony winning top spot for their hog carcass entry.
U.S. livestock: More gains for cattle, hogs
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued higher on Tuesday, building on yesterday’s gains.
UPDATED: U.S. pork group warns against counter-tariff impact as trade war clock ticks
American pork group says counter-tariffs will only disrupt supply chains as Canada gears up tariff defence ahead of April 2
U.S. pork sector says Canadian counter-tariffs on pork would just hurt industry on both sides of the border. A Manitoba pork industry leader agrees.
Gene-edited pigs get consumer traction
A company developing pigs through gene editing, which will be resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), found the public was largely neutral or positive about the idea
Canadian and U.S. farmers may get pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the not-too-distant future, but the public has to accept the gene editing used to develop them.
U.S. pork begs for tariff exemption from Canada
The Canadian pork sector, meanwhile, says U.S. tariffs against Canadian pork creates similar damage to the highly integrated North American pork market
Canada's retaliatory tariffs threaten to hurt North American pork and hog supply chain, U.S. farm group argues.