Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures fell on Thursday.
Nova Scotia launches livestock price insurance pilot
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 calls for supporters to advocate for international aid funding
U.S. funding freeze takes largest donor out of global humanitarian community leaving deadly gaps
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle ended the day stronger as another case of New World screwworm was found in Mexico.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs slide ahead of long weekend
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle ended the week down ahead of the President’s Day long weekend.
Advance Payments Program applications open for 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Applications for the 2025 Advance Payments Program cash advances are open, the Canadian Canola Growers Association announced today.
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