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PEDv is now a ‘new normal’ for hog producers

Swine seminar participants told that despite its virulence, the disease can be managed

By Ron Friesen February 20, 2015

For Dr. Sue Burlatschenko, the most striking thing about porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine is the eerie silence when you enter infected nursery barns, because the baby pigs are either sick or dead and the sows are too ill to rise. “You walk into a barn at feeding time and you won’t hear a

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell Friday on lower cash prices before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show a sizable drop in the number of cattle placed into feedlots last month. This week, market-ready (cash) cattle in

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Love to eat eggs? U.S. panel now says they’re not a health risk

By GFM Network News February 19, 2015

New York | Reuters — Egg and red meat lovers may find reason to rejoice in a decision by a U.S. advisory health panel to remove warnings about dietary cholesterol, saying that there is no link to dangerous levels of blood cholesterol that cause disease. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee until now had recommended that

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Improved fundamentals extend CME hogs’ advances

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 19, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained for a second straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April futures closed up 2.825 cents per pound at 67.05 cents, and May 2.325 cents higher at 76.725 cents (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s average market-ready (cash) hog

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 19, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. meat and poultry production will rise to a record 95.13 million pounds in 2015, with gains in pork and poultry output more than offsetting a slight drop in beef production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast on Thursday. Total U.S. pork production was seen up 5.5 per cent at 24.09

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 18, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on short-covering in response to the jump in wholesale beef values, traders said. February closed up 0.575 cent per pound, to 159.175 cents, and April 1.9 cents higher at 152.625 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday afternoon’s choice wholesale beef price rose

Little piglet in piggery with other pigs

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Hog barn moratorium remains, fine print may change

In certain areas of Manitoba new hog barns may again be constructed, provided they qualify for proposed pilot program

By Shannon VanRaes February 18, 2015

Manitoba’s minister of agriculture has indicated the province may be prepared to ease some restrictions around new hog barn construction in certain circumstances. Speaking to reporters at a Keystone Agricultural Producers meeting in Winnipeg last month, Ron Kostyshyn said that alternative technologies could replace the anaerobic digesters now required for new barns in some phosphorus-deficient

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking slams CME live cattle, hogs

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply lower on Tuesday on profit-taking following Friday’s rally, traders said. February closed 1.4 cents per pound lower at 158.6 cents, and April down 2.5 cents at 150.725 cents (all figures US$). West Coast port slowdowns and disappointing volumes of cattle sold last week,

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash price hopes, BSE report

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains on Friday, in anticipation of higher cash prices and short-covering before Monday’s Presidents Day holiday in the U.S., traders said. News of Canada’s first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) since 2011 provided further support to CME live cattle contracts, they said.

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump on bargain hunting, cattle firm

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday, fueled by bargain hunting in the technically oversold market, traders said. February, which will expire on Friday, closed 0.725 cent per pound higher at 61.95 cents, and April up 0.675 cent, to 64.5 cents (all figures US$). Before Thursday’s session, hog futures

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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea found on a southern Alberta farm

Indonesia opens market to Canadian pork, expands beef access

IGC February report adjusts world data

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PEDv is now a ‘new normal’ for hog producers

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Love to eat eggs? U.S. panel now says they’re not a health risk

U.S. livestock: Improved fundamentals extend CME hogs’ advances

U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle

Hog barn moratorium remains, fine print may change

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking slams CME live cattle, hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash price hopes, BSE report

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump on bargain hunting, cattle firm

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