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U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities

Boxed beef prices either side of steady as well.

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were largely mixed on Tuesday, not quite able to fully join the upswing in the futures and equities markets. United States President Donald Trump is determined to add another 50 points to its tariffs on the country’s imports from China. Together with previous and current



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U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

Export sales, monthly census reports issued

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export sales report for the week






Olymel’s Kevin Brooks (right) explains how to properly position a rattle bat during the Manitoba Swine Seminar Feb. 5, using a member of the audience as an example.

Moving pigs without the stress

Thinking like a pig can help keep pigs calm and reduce the farmer’s own frustration at the loading bay and in the barn

Good handling when loading pigs should harness instincts and keep stress down for both livestock and the farmer shipping them.

Pork sector worries tariffs will worsen labour shortage

Pork sector worries tariffs will worsen labour shortage

If tariffs cost Canadian pork workers their jobs, industry is worried that they won’t get those skilled workers back once those trade barriers are gone

If tariffs cost Canadian pork workers their jobs, Manitoba Pork and the Canadian Pork Council are worried those skilled workers won’t come back once trade barriers are gone.