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U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork

Export sales, monthly census reports issued

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export sales report for the week




Gene-edited pigs get consumer traction

Gene-edited pigs get consumer traction

A company developing pigs through gene editing, which will be resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), found the public was largely neutral or positive about the idea

Canadian and U.S. farmers may get pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the not-too-distant future, but the public has to accept the gene editing used to develop them.





Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills

Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills

Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch during COVID-19

Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch early in the COVID-19 pandemic.



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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract