Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures settled higher on Friday and set a one-month top, buoyed by higher cash cattle trades in northern states including […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on firmer cash trade
Alberta extends deadline again for farm trucker training
Alberta farmers who want the Class 1 license needed to drive commercial-scale tractor trailers but haven’t yet met the new training requirements can now apply for another extension to do […] Read more
Canada proposes China meat export solution
Reuters — Canada offered a plan to reassure China about the security of its meat export system, a Canadian minister said on Wednesday, as Ottawa rejected Chinese criticism of its […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end down, live cattle up
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed lower on Wednesday on technical selling including profit-taking and long liquidation ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday, […] Read more
Lennon to be new OFA general manager
She has worked across the agriculture sector for farmer organizations
Cathy Lennon will be the new general manager of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), replacing Neil Currie, who retires at the end of August. Lennon comes to the OFA […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hogs firm on bargain-buying, China hopes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session on technical buying after last week’s multimonth lows and hopes […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market enters summer doldrums
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 lower on average. Small volumes were available last week, which distorted the price structure. Many feedlot hands […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on trade hopes, falling corn prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rose on Monday on a mix of technical buying, falling corn prices and muted optimism about the weekend resumption […] Read more
Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival
Several new members of the U.S. House of Representatives who’ve pressed for stronger language on labour and environmental standards in the revised North American free trade deal now also want […] Read more
Trudeau, China’s Xi had ‘positive’ discussions as dispute rages
Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping had “positive, constructive interactions” on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday as a dispute […] Read more
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