Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Monday while hogs fell back.
U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle climb; hogs fall back
Federal government funds Port of Trois-Rivières update
Grain shipping hub to be relocated, rebuilt at St. Lawrence Seaway port
The federal government pledged up to $87.1 million to update the Port of Trois-Rivières, Québec, which is a shipping hub for grains and aluminum.
U.S. livestock: Cattle eke out gains, hogs slide
Chicago cattle eked out gains, Friday, as the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report showed a slight decline in inventory.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures slide
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures fell on Thursday.
Nova Scotia launches livestock price insurance pilot
Nova Scotia joined New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in the two-year Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot the federal government announced today.
Federal government stocks up on human bird flu vaccine
The Canadian government has secured 500,000 doses of a human vaccine against avian influenza as part of a contingency plan to protect those at most risk for the disease.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank pushes for foreign aid support amid U.S. cuts
A U.S. funding freeze on international aid takes the largest donor out of global humanitarian community and leaves deadly gaps, Canadian relief organization argues
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Foodgrains Banks says the U.S. funding freeze on foreign aid will leave deadly gaps in the humanitarian ecosystem globally.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank calls for supporters to advocate for international aid funding
U.S. funding freeze takes largest donor out of global humanitarian community leaving deadly gaps
In face of U.S. foreign aid funding cuts that are devastating humanitarian groups, Canada can't back down from its commitments to help the hungry says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on renewed New World screwworm concerns
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle ended the day stronger as another case of New World screwworm was found in Mexico.
The second Trump era is new; protectionism is not
Canada has faced U.S. protectionism before
Reading Time: 3 minutes The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.
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