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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall with cash, pork prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 17, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slumped more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs and pork at wholesale, traders said. October closed 1.775 cents per pound lower at 105.1 cents, and December at 93.9 cents, down 2.025 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower on cash price outlook

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 16, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed down slightly on Tuesday in anticipation of likely lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle this week, traders said. October and December live cattle both ended 0.15 cent per pound lower, at 156.2 and 158.875 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Packers might curb cash

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U.S. SEC announces settlement with AgFeed over accounting fraud

By GFM Network News, Sarah N. Lynch September 15, 2014

Washington | Reuters — A Tennessee animal feed company will pay back US$18 million in alleged illicit profits to settle civil accounting fraud charges, U.S. regulators said Monday. AgFeed Industries, which is currently in bankruptcy, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in March in connection with charges that it reported fake revenue from

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close mixed after volatile day

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 15, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Monday after a choppy session that lacked clear fundamental direction. “People are waiting for this week’s cash sales, but until then there is nothing to trade off of,” a trader said. October live cattle ended at 156.35 cents per pound, up 0.075

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U.S. livestock: Lower cash, beef prices drop CME live cattle

By GFM Network News September 12, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses for a second straight day on Friday, weighed down by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle and pork at wholesale, traders said. Futures finished off session lows helped by their discounts to this week’s cash cattle returns and sentiment that the recent

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on cash price outlook

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 11, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Thursday after investors pocketed profits in anticipation of steady or lower cash prices, traders said. October live cattle ended at 157.375 cents per pound, 2.325 lower, and December fell 2.4 cents to 159.7 (all figures US$). Futures slid after packers in Texas and

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed after choppy session

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled mixed on Wednesday, supported by October future’s discount to last week’s cash prices but pressured by profit-taking, traders said. October closed at 159.7 cents per pound, up 0.025 cent, and December down 0.175 cent to 162.1 cents (all figures US$). Last week, market-ready, or cash,

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U.S. livestock: Strong pork prices boost hogs more than two per cent

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 9, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed up over two per cent on Tuesday, lifted by the bounce in wholesale pork values and cash price optimism, traders said. October closed 2.7 cents per pound higher at 105.775 cents, and December up 2.2 cents at 98.25 cents (all figures US$). The morning’s wholesale

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll positions

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 8, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as funds rolled their positions by selling the October contract and buying deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted October long positions further back in a procedure known as the “roll” by followers of

Wontons sold by an Edmonton company this summer are now being recalled as part of an investigation into E. coli-related illnesses in the province. (Photo courtesy CFIA)

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Pork probed for links to Alta. E. coli cases

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 6, 2014

A probe of dozens of cases of E. coli-related illnesses over the summer in Alberta has now led to recalls of certain raw pork cuts and frozen pork products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday announced recalls of all raw pork products sold by Calgary’s V+T Meat and Food between July 14 and Sept.

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall with cash, pork prices

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower on cash price outlook

U.S. SEC announces settlement with AgFeed over accounting fraud

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close mixed after volatile day

U.S. livestock: Lower cash, beef prices drop CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on cash price outlook

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed after choppy session

U.S. livestock: Strong pork prices boost hogs more than two per cent

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll positions

Pork probed for links to Alta. E. coli cases

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