Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures shot higher on Wednesday on short covering and technical buying as the market extended a rebound from a nine-year low […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low
U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to contract lows on Thursday as cash cattle prices declined from last week and wholesale beef prices extended their […] Read more
Industry groups hail appointment of new China envoy
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada has appointed veteran business consultant Dominic Barton as ambassador to China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, as the government grapples with a major […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures crumbled under the weight of large supplies and a lack of news about trade talks with China on Tuesday, while cattle futures […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures jumped Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing. Signs […] Read more
Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chinese pork meat imports are projected to sharply rise from 2.1 million tonnes in 2018 to 3.3 million tonnes in 2019 and 4.2 million tonnes […] Read more
Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork
Tokyo | Reuters — The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday, with Tokyo making concessions on […] Read more
China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more
Beijing | Reuters — China said Friday it will impose retaliatory tariffs against about US$75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting as much as an extra 10 per cent on […] Read more
Philippines checks for swine fever as pig deaths rise
Manila | Reuters — The Philippines has set up a crisis management team to determine if the deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country after officials detected a […] Read more
U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases
Beijing | Reuters — Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed […] Read more