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VIDEO: Manitoba wild pigs’ nocturnal habits keep them (mostly) out of sight

By Greg Berg November 18, 2024

If you haven’t seen a wild pig in Manitoba, it may very well be for two reasons: they’re very good at hiding and tend to be more active when the sun goes down when you may already be in bed. In this series of videos, Devon Baete with Squeal On Pigs Manitoba talks about how

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading

By Reuters November 12, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.

China’s pork production in the third quarter fell 0.8 per cent from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, falling on an annual basis for a third consecutive quarter as poor meat consumption hampered slaughter rates. Photo: Deyanarobova/iStock/Getty Images

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Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians

By Adam Peleshaty November 5, 2024

Representatives from the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council met with parliamentarians as well as government and industry officials in Ottawa earlier this week.

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally

By Reuters November 1, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove the market upward, analysts said. Live cattle futures touched a one-month low, while feeder cattle recovered after reaching the lowest price in more than five

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VIDEO: All quiet on the PEDv front for Manitoba’s hog producers

Biosecurity playing a key role in helping keep deadly diseases at bay

By Greg Berg October 22, 2024

VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 1: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about biosecurity on hog farms and some of the best-practices pork producers should use to maintain a healthy herd. Manitoba’s pork industry has been enjoying a relative calm on the disease front in when it comes to viruses such as

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Canada Packers name reemerges as Maple Leaf spins off pork division

By Geralyn Wichers October 11, 2024

Maple Leaf Food's pork division, set to separate into an independent company, will be named Canada Packers.

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U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound

By Karl Plume October 7, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures advanced on Monday to the highest point in nearly five months on technical buying and seasonal strength, analysts said. Live cattle futures also edged higher on a strong cash market, although large cattle weights and beef demand worries amid a slumping stock market limited gains and

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

October 4, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose and feeder cattle touched a two-month high on Friday on technical trading, with stronger-than-expected September jobs data indicating good consumer demand, analysts said. Hog futures touched their highest level in four months before retreating. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled up 0.600 cent at

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

October 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on technical trading as the session ended on Thursday, according to analysts, after trading both sides earlier in the day. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled down 1.300 cents at 186.400 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle futures FCX24 ended down 0.425 cent at 248.125 cents

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

By Julie Ingwersen September 28, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by government data showing the U.S. hog herd expended two per cent during the last quarter as well as worries about a potential strike at U.S. ports next week, analysts said. Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the

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VIDEO: Manitoba wild pigs’ nocturnal habits keep them (mostly) out of sight

U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading

Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally

VIDEO: All quiet on the PEDv front for Manitoba’s hog producers

Canada Packers name reemerges as Maple Leaf spins off pork division

U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

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