Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.
Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.
Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – Tyson Foods TSN.N shares were on track for their worst one-day decline in a year on Monday after the U.S. meatpacker warned that consumers are under pressure from persistent inflation and high commodity costs could weigh on upcoming results. The Arkansas-based meatpacker reported second-quarter sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates, though profits […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle stabilize after bird flu roils markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures stabilized on Friday after U.S. testing of ground beef samples for H5N1 bird flu fuelled wild swings, but markets still closed lower for the week. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures had rallied on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the samples from retail […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump after US ground beef tests negative for bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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.
U.S. livestock: Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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.
U.S. livestock: Cattle sink as bird-flu beef tests fuel demand fears
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slump as US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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