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USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

By GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk May 23, 2019

Washington | Reuters –– The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a US$16 billion farm aid package to offset losses from a 10-month trade war with China and said payment rates to farmers would be determined by where they farm rather than what crops they grow. The package, the bulk of which will be spent on

Crops, Hogs, Markets

New Trump aid plan for U.S. farmers to rely on direct payments

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk May 15, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration’s second package of aid for U.S. farmers hit by the trade war with China is expected to have a similar structure to last year’s program, using direct payments and commodity purchases, industry sources briefed on the plan said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is still finalizing the plan,

CME June 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed, nearbys up on export hopes

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with nearby futures contracts building on strong gains in the previous session on expectations that China would soon sharply accelerate imports of U.S. pork. Deferred contracts were pressed down by active spread trading that featured buying of June futures and selling of October

Hogs, Livestock

China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 16, 2019

Reuters — China would likely lift a ban on U.S. poultry as part of a trade deal and may buy more pork to meet a growing supply deficit, but it is not willing to allow a prohibited growth drug used in roughly half the U.S. hog herd, two sources with knowledge of the negotiations said.

A file photo of hog barns in winter. (SimplyCreativePhotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in China’s hog herd due to African swine fever (ASF) are underpinning the North American pork market and could create export opportunities for Canada — if this country manages to stay disease-free. ASF does not affect humans, but the highly viral disease is nearly 100 per cent fatal for hogs with

Workers in protective suits disinfect a vehicle at a checkpoint on a road leading to a farm owned by Hebei Dawu Group where African swine fever was detected, in Xushui district of Baoding, Hebei province, China on Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Hallie Gu)

Hogs, Livestock

Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Baoding, China | Reuters — When pigs on the Xinda Husbandry breeding farm in northern China began dying in growing numbers in early January, it looked increasingly likely that the farm had been struck by the much feared African swine fever, an incurable disease that has spread rapidly across the country since last year. But

A beagle. (BPretorius/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government will increase the number of dogs used to sniff out illegal pork products at airports and seaports in an effort to keep out a contagious hog disease that has spread across Asia and Europe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. The disease, African swine fever, can

Livestock

Hog and cattle producers are facing a year of mixed profitability

Uncertainty may be the main certainty of 2019 as feed costs and consumer demand are unknowns

By Alex Binkley January 23, 2019

Hog and cattle producers face a year of uncertainty about feed and other operating costs as well as how strong the domestic and international demand for meat might be, says Farm Credit Canada. In an outlook, FCC said the top economic trends facing the producers will be the extent of China’s meat demand, muted feed

Barrickman Colony was presented with its first-place cheque for $5,000.

Hogs, Local news, News

Barrickman Colony wins big at pork quality competition

The annual event capped off the Prairie Livestock Expo in Winnipeg last month 

By Don Norman January 15, 2019

Barrickman Colony of Cartier took the top two spots in the pork quality competition at the Prairie Livestock Expo last month. The contest, the largest in North America, celebrated its 22nd year at the annual livestock event this winter. In the entire history of the competition, this is the first time that one producer took

Hogs, Livestock

PEDv arrives in Alberta hogs

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff January 8, 2019

Veterinary officials in Alberta are now investigating the province’s first-ever outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs. Alberta Pork, the province’s hog producer commission, and the provincial government on Tuesday announced an outbreak of the viral disease at what was described as a “400-head hog operation.” Javier Bahamon, quality assurance and production manager for

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

New Trump aid plan for U.S. farmers to rely on direct payments

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed, nearbys up on export hopes

China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

Hog and cattle producers are facing a year of mixed profitability

Barrickman Colony wins big at pork quality competition

PEDv arrives in Alberta hogs

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