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U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Dissent suggests 'substantial burden against interstate commerce'

By GFM Network News May 11, 2023

Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a

File photo of piglets at a hog operation in China. (KuLouKu/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock

Federal funding lined up for programs, planning against swine fever

Two-year package to go toward pork industry work

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 4, 2022

The federal government is putting up an eight-figure funding wall to help prevent African swine fever from ever reaching Canada’s hog farms — and to prepare against any breach. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Aug. 26 the government will provide up to $45.3 million toward a three-pronged effort to boost disease prevention and preparedness: pork

Livestock Markets, Markets

Asian demand for beef to remain strong: JBS CEO

By Ana Mano August 31, 2022

MARKETS While per-capita consumption is still low, world’s largest meatpacker sees opportunity in region

JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, is bullish on the outlook for beef sales to Asian countries, mainly China, as per-capita beef consumption in the region remains low. Speaking on a conference call to discuss second-quarter results, CEO Gilberto Tomazoni said JBS, with its many export platforms, was in a good position to cater to

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

North American hog markets wracked by coronavirus

By GFM Network News February 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Besides shutting down entire cities and killing more than 1,000 people, China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on North America’s hog futures. “It’s a dubious relationship, but it is impacting markets,” said Tyler Fulton, risk management director for Hams Marketing Services in Winnipeg. Lean hog futures moved “in concert with drops in

Hogs, Livestock

Tyson bans ractopamine from its U.S. hog supply

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 17, 2019

Reuters — Tyson Foods in February will stop buying U.S. hogs raised with a growth drug banned by China, the company said on Thursday, as global meat suppliers seek an edge in boosting sales to Chinese buyers facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease. The halt in the

Lloyd Longfield, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Martin Lavoie president and CEO of Canada Pork International made the announcement at the Ontario Pork office on July 25. Photo: CPI Funding

Hogs, Livestock

Federal government funding $6 million to Canada Pork International

By GFM Network News July 25, 2019

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced $6 million will be invested in Canada Pork International (CPI) to focus on strengthening, diversifying and growing of Canada’s pork exports. It will help to boost the awareness of the industry in the priority international markets. Why it matters: A halt to exports to China has made finding other

CME May 2019 hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on hopes for increased exports to China

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures charged higher on Wednesday, with the May contract surging 5.4 per cent, on hopes for a trade deal with China that would boost exports to the world’s largest consumer of pork. “U.S.-China trade talks restart in D.C. today and most accounts have those negotiations going

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the front-month contract firming slightly after two straight days of declines while deferreds continued to ease. Traders said that fresh pork exports to China were required to ease the burdensome supplies and boost hog futures higher. “Even though we

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble after Trump threatens Mexico border closure

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume March 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended down sharply for a second straight day on Friday after a volatile session in which traders weighed thinner near-term hog supplies against risks to pork exports with Mexico. Early-session strength stemmed from a quarterly U.S. Department of Agriculture hog supply report, released after

A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 22, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. producers of pork, already saddled with duties enacted in an earlier round of the escalating trade dispute with China, are bracing for further pain after Beijing hit the products with additional tariffs due to come into effect next month. China implemented a 25 per cent duty on most U.S. pork

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives pork exports

U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Federal funding lined up for programs, planning against swine fever

Asian demand for beef to remain strong: JBS CEO

North American hog markets wracked by coronavirus

Tyson bans ractopamine from its U.S. hog supply

Federal government funding $6 million to Canada Pork International

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally on hopes for increased exports to China

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble after Trump threatens Mexico border closure

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

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