Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, supported by strong wholesale beef prices and light technical trading ahead of the U.S. July Fourth holiday, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher in light pre-holiday trade
Colorado reports human case of bird flu
Dairy farm worker had mild symptoms and recovered after antiviral treatment
Reading Time: < 1 minute Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye.
Rains partially collapse roof at Kansas Cargill plant
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cargill plans to resume slaughtering cattle on Friday at its Dodge City, Kansas, beef plant, after weekend rains caused a partial roof collapse, the company said on Tuesday.
Klassen: Light volumes characterize feeder market
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending June 29, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were unchanged from seven days earlier. Many auction barns are in holiday mode and volumes were light, making the market hard to define. Late blooming stragglers and off grade calves were common.
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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: Hog futures turn lower ahead of USDA hog-pig report
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Manitoba Crop Report: More wet weather across province
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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.
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