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U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

By GFM Network News October 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government on Friday raised its pork production forecast for the calendar year ending September 2015 that shows pork surpassing beef for the first time since 1952, as hog farmers rapidly recover from a deadly pig virus. In the monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. Department

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 9, 2014

A hog nursery/finisher operation ruled to be Manitoba’s fifth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is now proven to have been PED-negative all along. The province’s chief veterinary office (CVO) reported Thursday that the site has now been taken off the list of confirmed on-farm cases of PED in Manitoba. The unnamed farm in Manitoba’s

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 9, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, off an earlier record high, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble, traders said. U.S. stocks fell nearly two per cent on concerns over the pace of economic growth. Consumer caution about the economy could hurt demand for U.S. goods, including

Hogs, Local news

High mortality in latest PEDv outbreak

Lapses in biosecurity are proving costly

By Shannon VanRaes October 9, 2014

Porcine epidemic diarrhea has spread to a fifth Manitoba hog barn with devastating effects. “They’re seeing high mortality rates, in the order of 70 to 80 per cent in some cases,” said Andrew Dickson, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council. “In the feeders barns, they’ve noticed it because it’s hurt production a bit… whereas

Hogs, Livestock

Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say

By GFM Network News, Sybille De La Hamaide, Tom Polansek October 8, 2014

Chicago/Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus is not likely to transmit the disease if manufacturers follow proper safety measures. Multiple studies suggest spray-dried porcine plasma, a supplement containing pigs’ blood that is fed to piglets, is not a

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago live cattle again post record high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 8, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures marked a record high for a second straight day on Wednesday in anticipation of firmer prices for slaughter cattle this week, traders said. October closed up 0.325 cent per pound at 166.1 cents, and December at 168.05 cents, up 0.2 cent (all figures US$). Investors

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Strong prices, low feed costs reviving pork industry

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells October 7, 2014

CNS Canada –– Recent strong prices, paired with low feed costs, are increasing profitability for Canadian hog farmers and helping to revive the pork industry. “We are seeing some of the idle barns that were taken out of production three years ago starting to come back into production,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan’s

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached an all-time high on Tuesday, fuelled by short-covering as wholesale beef prices trended upward, traders said. October closed up 2.725 cents per pound to 165.775 cents, and December 1.55 cents higher at 167.85 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s choice wholesale beef price, or

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 6, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures closed sharply higher Monday, supported by short-covering and fund buying after contracts surpassed key technical resistance levels, traders said. October hogs closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 107.175 cents (all figures US$). December finished at 95.875 cents, 2.85 cents higher and above the 100-day

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide as U.S. dollar surges

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 3, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Friday in response to the U.S. dollar’s surge to a four-year high which tends to drive up costs for U.S. exports, including meat, traders said. Positive U.S. monthly employment numbers helped send stocks on Wall Street up more than one per cent. The

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Hogs

U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

High mortality in latest PEDv outbreak

Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say

U.S. livestock: Chicago live cattle again post record high

Strong prices, low feed costs reviving pork industry

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide as U.S. dollar surges

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