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Australian beef exports seen at record in 2013-14

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-18
Australia will export a record amount of beef in 2013-14, driven by strong demand from the United States and emerging markets, including China, the government's official forecaster said on Tuesday.


U.S. hog futures climb with pork prices

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-18
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Tuesday with U.S. supermarkets buying pork for July 4 holiday demand, traders and analysts said.


Top samosa maker's federal license pulled

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-18
An Edmonton processor of Indian-style entrees and appetizers that bills itself as the country's largest maker of ready-to-eat samosas has temporarily lost its federal license.


Beef demand drives up U.S. live cattle futures

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-17
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Monday driven in part by a five-year high in weekly U.S. beef exports, traders and analysts said.


Big investor urges Smithfield breakup over buyout

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-17
Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned US$4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui International.


Klassen: Feeder cattle market uneasy

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-17
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 per hundredweight (cwt) lower in comparison to seven days earlier, depending on the weight category.


U.S. hog futures drop despite rising cash, pork prices

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-14
Aside from spot-June Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures, remaining contracts fell on profit taking, traders and analysts reported Friday.


Ont. report finds workers' risk from 2,4,5-T 'very low'

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-14
A fact-finding panel assessing the Ontario government's use of 2,4,5-T herbicide, and possible health impacts from exposure, expects a "very low" risk of disease even among those most exposed.


Lakeside beef plant in reputation-rebuilding mode

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-14
Officials at JBS Canada are working to rebuild the food safety reputation at their Lakeside beef packing plant after last fall's massive meat recall from the plant under the XL Foods banner.


Guenther: Canadian cattle producers, U.S. packers dread COOL revisions

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-14
Canadian ranchers and North American packers aren't looking forward to the arrival of revisions to the U.S. government's country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules.


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