New Brexit vote will be before Jan. 21: UK PM May's spokesman
Britain's parliament will vote on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal before Jan. 21, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
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U.S. summer grilling tempers big meat supplies, trade headwinds
CHICAGO Total U.S. pork and beef warehouse stocks unexpectedly declined last month versus May as seasonal grilling helped offset trade issues and abundant domestic meat output, analysts said after Monday's U.S. government cold storage data.
U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May
CHICAGO Ranchers in May drove more cattle into U.S. feedlots than anticipated compared with the same period a year ago, said analysts after Friday's U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report.
Trade woes shrink U.S. pork packer margins to three-year low
CHICAGO Margins for some of the biggest U.S. pork processors have lately slipped to their lowest level in three years, dragged down by surging hog prices and mounting worries over trade with China and Mexico, analysts and economists said.
U.S. beef packer margins soar as cattle prices fall
CHICAGO U.S. beef packers including Tyson Foods Inc and Cargill Inc are racking up historically high margins, thanks to slumping cattle prices amid a supply glut and as Americans turn to beef for their backyard summer barbecues.
Labor walkout trims shift at Cargill Nebraska beef plant
CHICAGO A walkout over a pay shift differential at a Cargill Schuyler, Nebraska, beef processing plant partially disrupted production at the facility and diverted some cattle back to area feed lots, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. A number of first shift employees at the facility refused to work in protest over recently implemented shift differentials provided to second and third shift employees, said company spokesman Michael Martin.
Oklahoma wildfires kill hundreds of cattle, blacken pastures
Wind-driven wildfires that began in mid-April, fueled by severe drought, have killed hundreds of cattle and destroyed more than 300,000 acres in Oklahoma, authorities said on Monday.
Upper Plains, Midwest livestock sector braces for wintry blast
CHICAGO Ranchers and meat processors in the northern U.S. Plains on Friday braced for a powerful late winter storm that poses a risk to newborn calves, while also threatening to strand hogs on farms and temporarily shut down some packing plants.
U.S. meat groups fear China beef tariff hike risks market growth
CHICAGO China's proposal on Wednesday for tariffs on U.S. beef confirmed the worst-case scenario for the U.S. cattle industry, trade groups said on Wednesday, even as they remained hopeful the dispute could be resolved quickly.
U.S. meat groups fear China beef tariff hike risks market growth
CHICAGO, April 4 China's proposal on Wednesday for tariffs on U.S. beef confirmed the worst-case scenario for the U.S. cattle industry, trade groups said on Wednesday, even as they remained hopeful the dispute could be resolved quickly.
China tariff hike on U.S. pork sinks CME hogs to 16-month low
CHICAGO, April 2 Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to their lowest in 16 months on Monday, hit by news that China raised tariffs on U.S. pork by up to 25 percent in response to higher duties on Chinese steel and aluminum by the United States.