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Quebec plans new legal status for animals

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 5, 2015

Quebec’s agriculture minister has tabled a new provincial government bill to raise the legal status of domestic and farmed animals in the province beyond that of “furniture.” Pierre Paradis on Friday introduced Bill 54 in the provincial assembly, with the stated goal of enshrining animals in Quebec’s Civil Code as sentient beings — that is, feeling and

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with beef prices, but off lows

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 5, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Friday, pressured by profit-taking and a wholesale beef price reversal after Thursday’s spike, traders said. Futures remained undervalued based on this week’s cash price expectations, which stirred late-session buying that freed contracts from session lows. June closed down 0.4 cent per pound, to

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on beef price turnaround

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 4, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Thursday on short-covering after wholesale beef values turned higher, traders said. June closed up 0.725 cent per pound, to 153.225 cents, and August 0.825 cent higher at 151.45 cents (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s choice wholesale beef price, cutout, rose $1.23 per hundredweight

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OIE cuts six European countries’ BSE risk level

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 3, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has lowered to the safest level the official risk of six countries for BSE, a move expected to open international market access for their beef exports. These countries are France, Ireland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Liechtenstein. OIE members in Paris last week eased

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall as beef demand fades

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed lower following sliding wholesale beef prices, traders said. June closed down 0.8 cent per pound to 152.5 cents, and August 1.375 cents lower at 150.625 cents. The choice wholesale beef price, or cutout, on Wednesday fell $2.13 per hundredweight (cwt) from Tuesday

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Beef, pork producers watch home markets as exports grow

Both sectors have adopted strategies to increase domestic consumer demand

By Alex Binkley June 3, 2015

While they’re major players in overseas markets, Canada’s beef and pork sectors also want to stop losing domestic market share to imports, industry representatives told the Canadian Meat Council annual conference. “Imports continue to flow into Canada,” said Derrick Ash, director of national marketing for Canada Pork. Domestic pork consumption dropped by five per cent

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Canada preparing shorter list of tariff targets in COOL fight

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 2, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada is whittling down its list of U.S. products that it may hit with steep tariffs in retaliation against contentious meat-labeling laws, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Tuesday. The Canadian government is likely to target beef, pork, California wines, mattresses, cherries and office furniture, possibly along with other goods, from

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly weak

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures Tuesday settled mostly weaker on profit-taking and the morning’s soft wholesale beef prices, traders said. The reversal of a trading strategy known as bear spreads implemented on Monday propped up the June contract and further pressured August futures. June closed up 0.15 cent per pound

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on discount to cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 1, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday and erased Friday’s losses, supported by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. June closed 0.825 cent per pound higher at 153.15 cents, and August rose 0.875 cent to 152.15 cents (all figures US$). “They (traders) can’t fight

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Klassen: Feeder cattle prices remain firm

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 1, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 higher on average with limited sales occurring this past week. The Livestock Markets Association of Canada held its annual convention in Winnipeg on the weekend, so many sales barns were quiet. The market at this time of year is characterized by small packages of various quality,

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Beef cattle

Quebec plans new legal status for animals

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with beef prices, but off lows

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on beef price turnaround

OIE cuts six European countries’ BSE risk level

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall as beef demand fades

Beef, pork producers watch home markets as exports grow

Canada preparing shorter list of tariff targets in COOL fight

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly weak

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on discount to cash prices

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices remain firm

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