03/11/2009 09:28AM
US Hog Prices Gain While Pork Flounders, Create Unusual Gap
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--A steep rise in cash hog prices and floundering wholesale pork values have resulted in deeply negative fresh pork processing margins. Last week alone, the Midwest direct hog markets gained from $6.75 to nearly $8.00
02/25/2009 09:42AM
China To Set Up Central Food Safety Body - State Media
BEIJING (AFP)--China will set up a central food safety commission following several scandals involving dangerous food products, state media said Wednesday. The commission will come under the auspices of the State Council, or Cabinet, and will be
02/18/2009 09:48AM
Smaller Canada Hog Herd Supportive For US Prices
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--The Canadian pork industry has further reduced its swine herd, which should be supportive for hog prices across North America, according to analysts. Statistics Canada early Tuesday released data for livestock inventories as
02/13/2009 10:13AM
CME Livestock Bulls Set For Eventual Rebound In Meat Demand
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. consumers looking to satisfy their carnivorous cravings after the economy eventually heals will be greeted by less red meat, which bullish Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock traders are betting will be a boon for
02/12/2009 09:53AM
US Recession Doesn't Damp Animal-Welfare-Reform Efforts
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Economic recession isn't eroding the public's willingness to pass legislation in favor of animal-welfare standards that carry substantial costs for meat producers and consumers, as voters support such moves even in hard times
02/11/2009 07:04PM
OTTAWA, February 11, 2009 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a second commercial poultry operation in southern British Columbia.
People are rarely affected by avian influenza, except in a limited number of cases when individuals were
02/02/2009 08:00AM
BEIJING (AFP)--A 21-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the H5N1 form of bird flu in central China, state media reported Saturday.
The woman, a farmer from Hunan Province was hospitalized Monday, three days after falling ill, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, adding that her condition had since
01/29/2009 10:30AM
SURVEY: Jan Cattle Inventories To Show More Shrinkage
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)-- Analysts expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture's upcoming January semi-annual cattle report to show an even smaller herd than a year ago, due to high feed costs, producer profitability issues and the worldwide financial
01/28/2009 10:17AM
CME Livestock Fundamentals Could Resurge After Fund Exodus
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Like the widening and narrowing of men's ties during different fashion periods, livestock fundamentals could come back in style at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after index funds bailed out of cattle and hog futures over