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LIVESTOCK-US live cattle prices gain on futures’ discount to cash

By Reuters May 29, 2013

* Feeder cattle follow CME live cattle higher * Hogs mixed, pork price drop stirs bear spreads By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 28 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose modestly on Tuesday, aided by futures' discount to recent cash prices, traders and analysts said. CME live cattle also drew support from the uptick

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Short-covering rallies US live cattle before holiday

By Reuters May 25, 2013

* Live cattle advances lift feeder futures * CME hogs rise with cash, pork demand optimism By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday aided by short-covering ahead of the May 25 to May 27 U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. CME

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Veteran civil servant made his mark during the BSE crisis

Brian Evans retires from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

By Alex Binkley May 24, 2013

After ages as the federal government’s public face of food safety, Brian Evans has taken a well-earned retirement, but not the quiet kind. In addition to being the country’s chief veterinary officer and chief food safety officer, Evans was the government’s main spokesman during the 2003 BSE crisis. But the biggest food safety event was

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Lower cash prices drag down US live cattle futures

By Reuters May 24, 2013

* CME live cattle prices drag despite new beef price record * Feeders track lower cattle futures, firm corn * Weaker cash hog, pork values drop hog futures By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices weighed, analysts and traders said.

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AAFC Brandon beef research cuts condemned

By Allan Dawson May 23, 2013

The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre at Brandon is losing eight full-time employees, 850 head of cattle and $300,000 a year in revenue because the federal government is shutting down its beef research program. Whether the herd is sold or moved, it will be the first time in the centre’s 127-year history without

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Mechanically tenderized meats will have to be labelled

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 22, 2013

As of July 2, federally inspected meat plants in Canada will be required to label beef steaks or roasts that have been mechanically tenderized, the federal government announced May 17. The move is part of new mandatory federal requirements designed to strengthen control over E. coli. Contaminated needles used to mechanically tenderize meat were identified

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle jump with new beef price record

By Reuters May 22, 2013

* Live cattle climb lifts feeder futures * CME hogs up with wholesale pork values By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday closed higher after wholesale beef prices notched another record high fueled by grilling demand and tight supplies, said traders and analysts. Supermarkets are also

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures shrug off pig virus sell off

By Reuters May 21, 2013

* Live cattle jump as beef prices set new record * Feeder futures follow CME live cattle higher By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs recovered on Monday from Friday's selloff, led in part by news of a hog virus outbreak in Iowa's pig population, said traders and analysts. Last

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LIVESTOCK-US live cattle futures sag ahead of USDA report

By Reuters May 18, 2013

* Cattle data seen neutral to futures on Monday * Feeders drop in tandem with live cattle futures * Fund selling, pig disease guide CME hogs lower By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of

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LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

By Reuters May 15, 2013

* Seasonal highs may be in for cattle * Position-squaring before Friday's cattle-on-feed * Hogs turn own as packer profits erode By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on trade ideas that the top of cash markets are set following a series of gains

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LIVESTOCK-US live cattle prices gain on futures’ discount to cash

LIVESTOCK-Short-covering rallies US live cattle before holiday

Veteran civil servant made his mark during the BSE crisis

LIVESTOCK-Lower cash prices drag down US live cattle futures

AAFC Brandon beef research cuts condemned

Mechanically tenderized meats will have to be labelled

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle jump with new beef price record

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures shrug off pig virus sell off

LIVESTOCK-US live cattle futures sag ahead of USDA report

LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

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