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Central European Boar. In 2020, an outbreak of African Swine Fever that devastated the German pork industry is suspected to have come from wild pigs from Poland.
Livestock, News

Animal diseases at centre of tri-nation accord meeting

Co-ordinated full-government approach to outbreaks touted

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International cooperation is essential for managing livestock diseases, says Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Pork. Dahl was referring to discussions at the 31st Tri-National Agricultural Accord held in Saltillo, Mexico in October. “There were a lot of discussions around disease and how we work together on potential problems, something that’s absolutely critical,” says Dahl. Manitoba Agriculture Minister
CME February 2023 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (pink line) and CME December 2022 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower

December, February hog futures up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Monday on technical selling and worries about consumer demand for high-priced cuts of beef, traders said. Most-active CME February live cattle futures settled down 0.7 cent at 152.55 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Deferred contracts also ended lower, but the spot
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME futures fall on grain rally

Beef cutout price drops

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures slid on Friday as grain futures rallied, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, brokers said. The downward trend started when live cattle markets took a hit earlier in the day, when the feeder cattle traders began selling off their positions as corn futures firmed
CME December 2022 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm as grain markets pressured

Hogs under seasonal price pressure

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures firmed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, as grain markets came under pressure from investor profit-taking even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.5 cents higher at 153.075 cents/lb. February
CME February 2023 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle lower as Wall Street slides

Feeder cattle, lean hogs also weaker

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures slipped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Wednesday as the market came under pressure from steep losses in equities and a lack of supportive news, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.475 cents lower at 151.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). February live cattle dropped 0.625 cent to
CME December 2022 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower, consolidate after rally

December live cattle futures flat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back on Tuesday as the market consolidated after climbing nearly five per cent during the previous session, brokers said. CME December hogs closed 1.475 cents, or 1.7 per cent, lower at 85.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Wholesale pork prices were also lower. The U.S.
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Hogs, Livestock

Cybersecurity ‘incident’ hits Maple Leaf systems

Grocery firm Empire also dealing with IT grief

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Some information technology (IT) systems at Canadian pork and poultry packer Maple Leaf Foods have been downed in what the company described Monday as a “cybersecurity incident.” The company said in a release Monday that it “took immediate action and engaged cybersecurity and recovery experts” when it learned of the problem, and its in-house and
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle bounce from two-week low in most-active contract

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Thursday in the most-active contract, after shaking off a two-week low hit earlier in the session, traders said. Other contracts ended mixed, as the market took a breather following a recent rally in cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle on Thursday
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on long liquidation; cash trade awaited

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower in range-bound trade on Tuesday as speculators exited long positions amid a lack of supportive news, traders said. CME December live cattle LCZ2 settled down 0.525 cent at 151.950 cents per lb but stayed inside of Monday’s trading range. January feeder cattle FCF3 finished

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