Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Friday on technical trading, month-end positioning and ongoing concerns that high retail beef prices could chill consumer demand later this summer, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs higher, on month-end positioning
Flooding in Midwest provides some support for hogs as roads, rail lines washed out around processors
U.S. livestock: Hog futures turn lower ahead of USDA hog-pig report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures turned lower on Thursday, ahead of a quarterly government report that many traders had predicted would show that U.S. farmers had a slightly larger hog herd, traders said.
US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin compensating dairy farmers for the loss of milk supply due to bird flu-infected cows, the agency said on Thursday.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading, Midwest floods
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures turned higher on Wednesday as fund investors adjusted their positions and sought short-covering, even as many contracts set new lows for a second trading day, traders said.
JBS Canada breaks more ground at Brooks
New storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture
Reading Time: 2 minutes New JBS Canada storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture.
Manitoba Crop Report: More wet weather across province
Crop development in Manitoba continued while isolated rains fell over the province during the week ended June 23.
US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking
Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
JBS breaks ground on distribution and storage facility
New site promises increased logistical capacity, greater worker safety and more accuracy
Reading Time: 2 minutes JBS Canada is building a new distribution centre in Newell County, Alberta.
U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products
Canadian cases at nil as of mid-June according to CFIA testing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country.
Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on livestock emissions, government says
Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and hoping to inspire others to follow, the government said on Tuesday.
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