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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit record high as supplies tight

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 28, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures spiked to a record high on Monday, driven by tight supplies of young calves for fattening at feedlots, traders said. Fewer cattle are available now following years of drought in parts of the United States that have forced ranchers to downsize their herds. The U.S.

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Alta. gathers GF2 funding for PED prevention

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 28, 2014

The Alberta and federal governments have assembled $1.35 million in funding for the province’s hog sector to further build up biosecurity against diseases such as porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The money, budgeted for Alberta Pork from the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) ag policy funding framework, is on top of previously-announced GF2 grants for farmers and

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More Manitoba hogs turn up with PED

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 25, 2014

Another small group of Manitoba hogs has tested positive off-farm for the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), this time at an unnamed “high-traffic site” in the province’s livestock-intensive southeast. The office of the provincial chief veterinary officer (CVO) reported Friday that the pigs in this case had been transported from another high-traffic site before they

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KAP leaders asked to be more vocal on livestock issues

Issues ebb and flow but producers like to know their organizations  are paying attention to their concerns

By Allan Dawson April 25, 2014

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) leaders have been asked to pay more attention to problems facing Manitoba’s livestock producers. “I’d like to see KAP try to create more awareness in the future when it comes to livestock issues and at least mention it more often,” George Matheson, Manitoba Pork Council’s KAP representative, said during KAP’s general

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 25, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher, fuelled by their discounts’ to initial cash prices prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show the number of cattle placed in feedyards in March increased 0.8 per

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new high as corn prices slip

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 24, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Back-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday set new contract highs, sparked by weak corn prices that could help ease input costs for feedlots, traders said. Feeder cattle futures drew more support from buying in the neighbouring CME live cattle pit. May feeders gained more ground after breaking through

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U.S. livestock: Fund buying pushes CME hogs two per cent higher

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 23, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, with some months up the three-cent limit, driven by fund buying after contracts punched through moving average levels, traders said. May hogs closed up 2.95 cents per pound at 123.975 (all figures US$). June and July ended up their three-cent

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Immunity is the first step in PEDv fight

Heat may prove effective for some producers seeking to eradicate the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

By Shannon VanRaes April 23, 2014

Getting barns that have been infected by the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) back to normal is possible — but not easy, a panel of industry officials told Manitoba pork producers last week. “We’ve been told it will happen over time, but it will take a lot of time,” said Greg Boerboom of the Minnesota Pork

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Manitoba launches livestock price insurance for cattle, hogs

The program based on Western Canada prices offers better protection than CME futures hedging

By Daniel Winters April 23, 2014

A new price insurance scheme for Manitoba livestock producers has officially been launched, but whether there will be a stampede through the gate remains to be seen. Applications for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), a new tool to manage risk and withstand market volatility, were unveiled last week by Food and Rural Development

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U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters April 22, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained, supported by short-covering sparked by strong demand for beef at wholesale, traders and analysts said. Tuesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, climbed $2.26 per hundredweight (cwt) from Monday to $231.32 (all figures US$). Select cuts rose $1.23 to $219.30, based

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit record high as supplies tight

Alta. gathers GF2 funding for PED prevention

More Manitoba hogs turn up with PED

KAP leaders asked to be more vocal on livestock issues

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new high as corn prices slip

U.S. livestock: Fund buying pushes CME hogs two per cent higher

Immunity is the first step in PEDv fight

Manitoba launches livestock price insurance for cattle, hogs

U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher

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