Reuters — The U.S. hog herd grew nine per cent during the March-May quarter compared with a year ago, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday, reflecting better […] Read more
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Less-potent pig virus fuels U.S. hog herd growth, but rate slows
Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report
CNS Canada — Statistics Canada will release its updated acreage estimates for the year on Tuesday, but the timing of the survey could lead to more questions and second-guessing than […] Read more
Dairy farmers worry Trans-Pacific trade deal could hurt
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s powerful dairy industry on Friday expressed concern it could suffer if talks to create a Pacific trade treaty open up heavily protected Canadian markets to […] Read more
U.S. corn, DDGS imports likely as drought tightens feed supply
CNS Canada –– Livestock producers in Western Canada will likely have to import feed grains such as corn and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) this year, as drought is […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures notched their biggest weekly advance in three years on Friday as worries about excessive rains in the Midwest and uncertainty over global crop […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs gain on short covering before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Friday, supported by short covering before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report expected at 2 […] Read more
K+S shares surge after PotashCorp takeover approach
Frankfurt | Reuters –– Shares in German potash miner K+S leapt as much as 40 per cent on Friday after a takeover proposal from Canada’s PotashCorp, which sources close to […] Read more
Sask. dryness could impact global canaryseed prices
CNS Canada –– Dryness in Saskatchewan could support global canaryseed prices, as the province produces nearly all of Canada’s crop. Canada is the world’s largest producer and exporter of canaryseed […] Read more
U.S. senators ponder voluntary COOL for beef, pork
Considering a repeal for a meat label law ruled offside by world trade regulators, members of the U.S. Senate’s ag committee are also asking aloud if a voluntary label law […] Read more
Russian PM says can change list of banned imports
Moscow | Reuters –– A list of Western products that Russia has banned could be changed according to the state of relations with the European Union and other countries, Russian […] Read more
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