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EU to test imports of live pigs from Canada, U.S. for PEDv

By GFM Network News June 6, 2014

Brussels | Reuters –– European Union member states on Friday agreed that live pig imports from the U.S. and Canada must be tested for a deadly virus that has killed millions of U.S. piglets. The latest measures complement import requirements on pig blood products that may be used for feeding piglets — requirements to which

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end higher, live cattle narrowly mixed

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis June 6, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Friday, supported by fund buying, anticipation of high cash prices and tight hog supplies, traders said. Lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on the day as consumer demand for grilling season grows even as pork and beef retail prices rise,

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle end higher on tight supplies

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis June 5, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Cheaper grain prices, firmer live cattle prices coupled with tight supplies and good pasture boosted Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle values into record territory on Thursday, traders said. CME August feeders ended at 199.825 cents per pound, up 1.05 cents, while the September contract closed up 0.75 cent at 200.25 cents/lb.

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. orders farmers to report PEDv cases

By GFM Network News June 5, 2014

Des Moines | Reuters –– U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday ordered farmers to start reporting cases of a deadly pig virus and pledged over US$26 million in funding to combat the disease, pushing back against criticism of his handling of a widespread outbreak. Vilsack, speaking to a roomful of farmers at an industry

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PEDv disrupts U.S. trade more than expected, USDA official says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 4, 2014

Des Moines | Reuters –– The impact of a deadly pig virus on U.S. trade is mounting, with 11 countries limiting imports of live hogs and one banning pork imports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top veterinarian said Wednesday. El Salvador, Guatemala and South Africa have banned imports of live U.S. hogs following the discovery

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower on soft cash market, heavy weights

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis June 4, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed lower on Wednesday pressured by soft prices in the cash hog market as heavy weight hogs also dragged on futures, traders said. The front-month June contract traded at a premium to the CME lean hog index of 110.34, which also weighed. The CME June

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up on beef demand

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis June 3, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Tuesday as strong beef demand and expectations of higher prices in the cash market lent support, traders said. “When you have futures trading at a discount to the cash market, that usually creates a bullish situation,” Lane Broadbent, president of KIS Futures, said.

Hogs, Livestock

Source of U.S. PEDv outbreak may never be learned: CVO

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 3, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Investigators may never determine how a highly contagious virus that has killed an estimated 10 per cent of U.S. pigs entered the country for the first time last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top veterinarian said Monday. The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) has wiped out an estimated seven million

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly higher on spreads

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 2, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed mostly higher on Monday after investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. Weak wholesale beef prices further pressured the June contract, they said. Monday morning’s wholesale choice beef price slipped 41 cents per

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 30, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower Friday, pressured by profit-taking following futures’ sharp rally on Thursday, traders said. “Investors are looking at the fact that futures overdid it to the upside yesterday,” said Oak Investment Group president Joe Ocrant, who also cited weaker cutout values. Friday morning’s wholesale choice beef

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EU to test imports of live pigs from Canada, U.S. for PEDv

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end higher, live cattle narrowly mixed

U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle end higher on tight supplies

U.S. orders farmers to report PEDv cases

PEDv disrupts U.S. trade more than expected, USDA official says

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower on soft cash market, heavy weights

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up on beef demand

Source of U.S. PEDv outbreak may never be learned: CVO

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly higher on spreads

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

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