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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump after US ground beef tests negative for bird flu

By Tom Polansek May 2, 2024
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government said retail samples of ground beef tested negative for the bird flu virus.

(Sierrarat/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 1, 2024
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures took a dive on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. government tests of ground beef for the bird flu virus will harm consumer demand.


Photo: Noel Hendrickson/iStock/Getty Images
News, Reuters

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

By Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, Tom Polansek May 1, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that preliminary results of additional testing of more dairy products has shown that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus.

File photo of cattle on feed near Champion, Alta., about 75 km north of Lethbridge. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink as bird-flu beef tests fuel demand fears

By Reuters, Tom Polansek April 30, 2024
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.


File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slump as US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, Tom Polansek April 24, 2024
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. government announced plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza - even though the virus has not been identified in beef cattle herds, market analysts said.

Photos: Deimagine/Getty Images
Livestock, News

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

Cattle without symptoms have tested positive; Meat Institute calls for safety checks on beef

By Tom Polansek April 24, 2024
The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday, as federal officials ramp up their response to an outbreak in herds.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 16, 2024
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 12, 2024
Technical selling, fund liquidation and demand concerns drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures to multi-month lows on Friday, analysts said.


Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
General, Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

North Carolina joins total states reporting outbreaks of avian influenza dairy herds

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 11, 2024
Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.

FILE PHOTO: Cattle gather in the shade in Tennessee Colony, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo
General, Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 4, 2024
Bird flu has infected a dairy herd in Ohio for the first time and was detected in additional herds in Kansas and New Mexico, according to the U.S. government, expanding an outbreak in cows that has raised concerns about possible risks to humans.


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