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Oklahoma wildfires kill thousands of pigs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer, Renita D. Young March 10, 2017

Reuters — Wildfires devastated a Smithfield Foods hog farm in Laverne, Oklahoma, killing at least several thousand pigs, company and local officials said Friday. The exact number of swine killed in the Oklahoma fire, which began on Monday, was not immediately known. Smithfield did not say how many died in the blaze, but said no

Beef cattle, Livestock, Weather

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

By GFM Network News, Jon Herskovitz March 9, 2017

Austin | Reuters — Fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly two million acres of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches and left thousands of cattle and other livestock dead, officials said Thursday. Many of the grass fires grew rapidly on Monday due to dry weather and parched prairie land in the Texas

Hogs, Local news

Blumenort sow plant unique

A pre-rigor processing plant promises a unique product that’s not widely available

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 27, 2017

Blumenort is now home to the Canada’s first federally inspected pre-rigor sow-processing plant. Pre-rigor processing refers to harvesting and processing the animals without an extended hanging time in coolers. Jowett Farms harvested a total of 15 sows at its state-of-the-art facility and owner Robert Jowett says they’re able to produce sausage within an hour of

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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Record U.S. hog slaughter puts pressure on Canadian pork prices

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 10, 2016

CNSC/Winnipeg – A record week for U.S. slaughterhouses is weighing on hog prices in Canada. According to the USDA, hogs slaughtered under federal inspection for the week ended November 5 were pegged at 2.532 million head, which is an all-time record. That number is also up 7.2 per cent from the 2.362 million head processed a

On the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the country’s biggest pork production, ships carrying UK feed wheat have been unloading volumes not seen in years.

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. pork packing plant boom may boost hog prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters July 18, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – The U.S. pork industry could be heading for higher hog prices as processing plants come on line at an unprecedented rate with packers investing millions of dollars to satisfy the appetite of protein-hungry China, industry analysts said. Pork packers including Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods, who slaughter hogs and turn them into

Hogs, Livestock, Local news

PEDv outbreak remains localized

No new cases of PEDv have been found in Manitoba, but possibility of future outbreaks can’t be ruled out

By Shannon VanRaes June 24, 2016

While the origin of recent porcine epidemic diarrhea outbreaks has not been identified, Manitoba’s chief veterinarian has determined the strain is not unique to Manitoba. “What we do know is that all three barns have the same strain of PEDv and that the strain is not one that is unique to Manitoba, it’s been found

Little piglet in piggery with innocent eye

Hogs, Livestock

Pork industry awaiting decision on promotion agency

The move is part of a growing push for producer-funded promotion  and research agencies throughout the ag sector

By Alex Binkley April 26, 2016

The Canadian pork industry is eagerly awaiting pending approval for a farmer-funded promotion and research agency. It would be close in design to the existing Canada Beef agency for the cattle business, and is part of a push from a variety of sectors, including strawberry and raspberry producers, to create similar agencies. The Canadian Pork

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

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

Livestock

Maple Leaf swings to profit but shares slide

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel October 29, 2015

Maple Leaf Foods swung to a rare profit in the third quarter as the company nears the end of its restructuring plan. The profit is only Maple Leaf’s second in the past 11 quarters, but was slightly smaller than expected. Shares fell nearly seven per cent in Toronto trading to $20.95, as the company delayed

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Markets

Producer groups lobby for TPP deal in Atlanta

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 29, 2015

Several Canadian grain and livestock commodity groups have representatives in Atlanta this week pressing for federal negotiators to keep Canada in play on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trade ministers from the 12 TPP countries — also including the U.S., Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam — are meeting in

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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