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U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on seasonal slump, domestic demand worries

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange spot live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, as the northern cash market continued to trade at a record premium over the south amid drought-hit grazing grounds, traders said. But CME’s benchmark August live cattle futures LCQ2 and deferred contracts slipped on worries about the health of the U.S. economy, and
“This is the time of year where we traditionally see an uptick in cases and I’m concerned that that’s going to happen again and we’ll see a new wave.” – Cam Dahl, Manitoba Pork.
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PED cases still on the rise

Cases in the current outbreak had reached 114 by mid-June

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Manitoba is not on the right track when it comes to porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). That was the unfortunate news from Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl in the third week of June, with the province still embroiled in its most serious outbreak of the disease to date. “This is the time of year where
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog sector to focus on margins in face of outside volatility

'Counter-cyclical' moves seen in markets

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MarketsFarm — The hog sector has found itself caught up in the general uncertainty of many commodity and financial markets — making it more difficult than normal to predict where values could be headed. “We’re seeing a ton of volatility and it feels like we’re in a bit of transition on supply versus expectations,” said
File photo of raw and cooked ground beef. (Lime and Lemon Media photo via Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules

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The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a suite of changes proposed for Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations. As well as adding a front-of-packaging (FOP) label requirement for foods deemed by Health Canada
A McDonald’s restaurant sign in San Diego on March 31, 2015. (File photo: Reuters/Mike Blake)
Hogs, Livestock

Icahn drops proxy fights with Kroger’s, McDonald’s

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Reuters — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs at Kroger Co. after losing a similar fight with McDonald’s Corp last month, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. “I congratulate the McDonald’s team on their victory in this proxy engagement and, after much contemplation, given the
“Perfect storm” power outage results in 2,000 pig deaths
Hogs, News

“Perfect storm” power outage results in 2,000 pig deaths

Backup generators and phone notification systems failed during April 24 foul weather

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About 2,000 pigs perished in a storm-fueled power outage at a HyLife farm site near Kola on April 24, the company confirmed. “During extremely challenging and lengthy weather conditions, which resulted in highway closures, travel advisories and dangerous driving conditions, our employees were not able to access one of our sites,” said Dave Penner, HyLife’s

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