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U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

Chicago live cattle book slight gain

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News July 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Thursday as firmer cash markets for hogs and some pork products supported thinking that the market may have bottomed out after declining for much of 2020, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 2.275 cents at 50.225 cents/lb., crawling back […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump following Mexico tariff news

By Reuters June 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Some Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog contracts on Tuesday fell more than two per cent at one point after Mexico announced it imposed tariffs on U.S. pork, traders said. Mexico imposed tariffs on U.S. products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon in retaliation for higher import duties by Washington on Mexican […] Read more

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Olymel buying Quebec sausage maker

By Alberta Farmer Staff June 10, 2016

Quebec’s Olymel plans to consolidate its sausage business into a next-to-new processing plant, after making a deal to buy the plant’s owner. Olymel, the meat packing arm of La Coop federee, announced Tuesday it will buy Trois-Rivieres processor La Fernandiere for an undisclosed sum. La Fernandiere will “remain an autonomous entity” within Olymel, the company […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

By Theopolis Waters December 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Shoppers preparing to feast on ham for Christmas can do so without breaking their budget, thanks to record amounts of pork as the industry rebounds from a deadly pig virus, said analysts following the government’s monthly cold storage report on Tuesday. Christmas is the top-ranked holiday for eating ham, followed by […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures up on export prospects

Southwestern Ontario elevator to handle Scoular grain

Shutdown urged for Quebec pork plant after COVID-19 death

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U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures up on export prospects

Southwestern Ontario elevator to handle Scoular grain

Shutdown urged for Quebec pork plant after COVID-19 death

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U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump following Mexico tariff news

Olymel buying Quebec sausage maker

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

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