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Disease-resistant pigs latest win for gene editing technology

By Ben Hirschler, GFM Network News December 8, 2015

London | Reuters — A British animal genetics firm, working with U.S. scientists, has bred the world’s first pigs resistant to a common viral disease, using the hot new technology of gene editing. Genus, which supplies pig and bull semen to farmers worldwide, said on Tuesday it had worked with the University of Missouri to

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U.S. livestock: COOL news weighs on CME live cattle, hogs

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters December 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday, partly led by the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ruling against the U.S. in a meat-labeling dispute, said traders. Canada and Mexico may impose tariffs worth $1 billion onto U.S.-traded products, a WTO panel ruled on Monday, as the countries prepared to retaliate

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WTO dials back Canada’s COOL retaliation

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 7, 2015

Canada will be able to take only about a third of the revenge it asked the World Trade Organization to authorize over the United States’ country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law. An arbitration panel of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) ruled Monday that Canada and Mexico may now ask the DSB to authorize annual retaliatory tariffs,

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Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 5, 2015

Pledging to upgrade its hog and poultry stunning processes, speed up its timeline on sow housing and step up its game on facility audits, livestock pain management and reduced antibiotic use, Maple Leaf Foods said Friday it’s now set to carve an animal care agenda into formal company policy. The major Canadian meat processor on

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U.S. livestock: Beef price retreat pares CME live cattle gains

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters December 4, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished in negative territory for a third day in a row after weak wholesale beef values erased initial short-covering gains, traders said. Spot December closed 1.425 cents lower at 124.275 cents/lb., and marked a new contract low of 123.875 cents (all figures US$).

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall again with cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters December 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant losses on Thursday for a second straight session, with nearby contracts posting new lows, in response to weaker cash prices, traders said. Spot December closed 3.4 cents lower, at 125.7 cents/lb., and made a new low of 124.6 cents. February closed 2.175 cents

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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer December 1, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell as much as 2.5 per cent on Monday, with both live and feeder cattle contracts posting their largest daily declines in two weeks on ample supplies and expectations for improved weather in the southern Plains. Snow, ice and rains slowed movement of cattle to market last week

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U.S. livestock: Cattle up for week, first time since October

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, capping their first weekly gain in five weeks as wintry weather across the central U.S. slowed the movement of cattle to market. Storms from New Mexico to Illinois that brought ice, snow and pounding rain caused flooding, killing at least three

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Hog prices fighting for stability

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Canadian hog prices have been drifting slightly lower over the past few weeks but are showing signs of turning the corner, according to one industry expert in Saskatchewan. Brad Marceniuk, a provincial livestock development specialist in Saskatoon, said he expects prices to stabilize in the next couple of weeks as slaughter numbers

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Wednesday, lifted by stabilizing cash prices and ideas the market may have bottomed out after hitting six-year lows earlier this month. Live cattle futures and feeder cattle also were higher in light-volume trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ahead

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Disease-resistant pigs latest win for gene editing technology

U.S. livestock: COOL news weighs on CME live cattle, hogs

WTO dials back Canada’s COOL retaliation

Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

U.S. livestock: Beef price retreat pares CME live cattle gains

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall again with cash prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

U.S. livestock: Cattle up for week, first time since October

Hog prices fighting for stability

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

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