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CME February 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Lean hog futures up with slaughter pace

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures exceeded a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on worries about tightening U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle futures set a two-month high. Traders focused on a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, issued after the market closed on Friday, that showed cattle placements into feedlots
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on firm cash, speculative buying

February lean hogs end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hit the highest in nearly three weeks on Friday, supported by firm cash cattle markets and what appeared to be speculative buying, analysts said. Most-active CME February live cattle futures settled up 0.45 cent at 155.85 cents/lb. after reaching 156.125 cents, the
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Olymel to exit lard business, shut plant

Packer's St. Hyacinthe facility to permanently close

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Pork and poultry packer Olymel is set to close the further processing plant it operates in its home town in Quebec as it exits the lard production business. The company, an arm of ag co-operative Sollio, announced Thursday it will close its St. Jacques Street plant at St. Hyacinthe, Que. effective Feb. 10, affecting 107
ACC’s new program will allow workers in the pork sector to access continued education on their own time.
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Assiniboine Community College announces new swine program

Online course expected to offer flexibility for working students

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Hog barn workers and other pork industry staff will soon have a pathway for professional development, according to Assiniboine Community College and the Manitoba Pork Council. The Brandon college has announced that a new Swine Production Foundations program will soon join the catalogue. Why it matters: Workers will be able to access industry knowledge and
Public opinion on pork as a safe, nutritious and affordable food is unchanged.
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Public increasingly positive on hog sector, says Manitoba Pork

Animal care, environmental issues continue as sticky points

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Public opinion is slowly shifting in their favour despite opposition, Manitoba Pork told its members at a regional meeting Nov. 1. “It’s just been moving up a little bit all the time,” said Manitoba Pork public relations director Susan Riese in an interview with the Co-operator. She said the Manitoba Pork Council has surveyed public
CME February 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of monthly USDA report

Lean hogs mostly up in technical trading

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose on Thursday for a third straight session on steady to firmer cash cattle markets and position-squaring a day ahead of a monthly U.S. government feedlot report, analysts said. Most-active CME February live cattle futures settled up 1.15 cents at 155.4
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hog futures end higher

Grain values' slip spurs buying

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ended higher on Wednesday as expectations of tightening cattle supplies and a setback in grain prices sparked a round of buying, traders said. The most-active CME live cattle futures, for February delivery, settled up 1.2 cents at 154.25 cents/lb., a day after
A PED working group has been developing a plan since early 2022.
Hogs, News

Manitoba Pork floats PED plan to producers

Working group says an elimination approach the only viable option

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Pork producers recently got a first look at Manitoba Pork’s plan to virtually eliminate PED from the provincial hog industry. The draft plan’s goal is to eliminate 96 per cent of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) infections by 2027, according to the presentation at the Nov. 1 producer meeting. Details are pending. The draft showed objectives
CME January 2023 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle near one-month low as corn jumps

Hogs up on China demand optimism

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures neared a one-month low on Tuesday as rising grain prices signaled risks for increased costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland fueled gains in corn, wheat and soy futures as traders worried about escalating geopolitical tensions.
“…we were definitely scrambling to find supply and through that period of time, prioritizing orders that were extremely urgent.” – Jeff Clark, PigTRACE.
Hogs, News

PigTRACE tag blockage cleared

PigTRACE ear tags are flowing smoothly again after the better part of a year of holdups

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The scramble to source ear tags for the pork sector’s PigTRACE traceability program is over, according to the industry. PigTRACE recently confirmed that the backlog in approved tags has cleared after about 10 months of supply issues. Why it matters: The traceability program has been mandatory for producers for years but the ear tags needed

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