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CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

October hogs touch lowest in a week

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to slaughter over the last year.
File photo of a wild boar crossing a road in Sweden. (Ockra/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

Swine fever detected in Sweden for first time

Recent outbreak in Balkans spurred culls

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Stockholm | Reuters — A dead wild boar in Sweden has tested positive for African swine fever, Sweden’s Veterinary Institute said on Wednesday, the first such case in the country. African swine fever is harmless to humans but is highly contagious and deadly in domestic pigs and wild boars. It has spread from Africa to
Youngsters get their turn in the ring at the 2023 MSA show and sale.
Livestock

Manitoba sheep producers flock to Minnedosa

Manitoba Sheep Association show and sale had something for the whole family

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Attending sheep shows is among the things that Manitoba Sheep Association vice-president Ingrid Stahlman credits on her journey to become a better farmer. “I absolutely love it,” she said. “I have learned a lot by attending, showing and networking with others.” Stahlman was one of many volunteers that helped put on the MSA’s annual show and
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Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

New Zealand, Canada each claim wins in CPTPP dairy dispute

Dispute panel knocks Canada's dairy access rules

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A dispute settlement panel called by New Zealand under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact has ruled Canada’s limits on dairy market access cramp its agreed-upon obligations. But despite the panel’s findings in New Zealand’s favour, Canada is also framing the panel’s ruling as a win — as it also generally upholds Canada’s ability to
CME October 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near one-month high on export outlook

CME cattle futures close lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures neared a one-month high on Tuesday on expectations for increased U.S. pork exports and tightening supplies. Demand for U.S. pork is benefiting as high pig prices in Europe cause global importers to shift some business to the United States, where pig prices have been weak,
“We’ve always been dealing with a certain group down there that want to push mandatory country of origin labelling.” – Dennis Laycraft, Canadian Cattle Association.
Livestock, News

U.S. COOL proposal unlikely to affect Canadian beef

Tabled legislation would see processors fined per pound of improperly marked meat

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Proposed American legislation could see distributors fined for meat that is improperly labelled as “Made in the USA,” but industry experts north of the border say it is unlikely to pass muster. The bill would set out processor fines of $5,000 per pound of beef that doesn’t meet label standards. Why it matters: A proposed
Robert Stwalley, a clinical associate professor in Purdue University’s department of agricultural and biological engineering, shows the hog cooling pad technology IHT has now licensed to make and sell in North America. (Photo: Tom Campbell/Purdue Agricultural Communication via Canada NewsWire)
Hogs, Livestock

Farrowing heat pad firm to bring hog cooling pads to market

Manitoba's IHT to offer new system next spring

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A Winnipeg-area company providing heating pad and lighting systems for hog barns is set to add a U.S.-developed line of hog cooling pads to its product lineup. IHT (Innovative Heating Technologies) Group announced Thursday it will make and sell a line of water-cooled pads that use a patented system designed at Purdue University in Indiana,
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off lower barley production

Barley exports, domestic demand expected to be reduced

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. Prices for calves were also unchanged from average values seven days earlier. Calf markets are becoming more defined as volumes increase. There also appeared to be larger volume of high-quality yearlings available, which was a surprise. The drought hasn’t significantly
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on softer cash markets

Trade watching for increased demand for hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Friday, ending the week slightly lower as cash trade eased, though the cattle market continues to trade mostly sideways, analysts said. “The market’s basically saying — we’ve got stable trade right now for a couple months,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale
Livestock, News

Activists pressure against JBS listing

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A coalition of environmental groups is pushing U.S. securities regulators to thwart JBS SA’s New York share listing over concerns about the meatpacker’s impact on deforestation, climate change and other issues.  The Brazilian company, the world’s largest meat processor, hopes a U.S. listing will attract a broader investor base to give it more access to

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