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LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS : Top Stories of the Day 04/23/2021 | 05:49pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Funds Cut Long Positions in Corn Managed money funds cut their long positions in corn for the week ended April 20, according to the CFTC. In its weekly Commitment of Traders report released Friday, the CFTC reported that fund traders cut their long positions in corn by nearly 16,000 contracts. However, funds remain holding a large net long position, at just over 380,000 contracts. STORIES OF INTEREST Carrefour Has Momentum in France, But Needs to Keep It Up, Berenberg Says -- Market ...

LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS : Top Stories of the Day 04/14/2021 | 05:28pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Covid-19 Still Shutting Meat Plants -- Market Talk 1233 ET - Though more essential workers are being vaccinated against Covid-19, infections among meatpacking workers are still forcing temporary plant shutdowns. Cargill says that on Tuesday it began idling its London, Ontario poultry plant, which processes 100,000 chickens a day, in what the company said was a precautionary step as cases rise in the community. A Cargill spokesman estimated 82 confirmed infections among employees there, and it...

LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories of the Day 02/24/2021 | 05:46pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Farmers Ask for Extension in Applying for Covid Relief -- Market Talk 12:13 ET - In the wake of bitter cold temperatures descending on farmlands across the country, the American Farm Bureau is asking the federal government to extend the deadline for applying for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which would supply farmers $13B in aid. "The current deadline is this Friday, February 26, but recent severe weather and the suspension of CFAP payments led to challenges and confusion surroundin...

LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories of the Day 01/21/2021 | 05:24pm EDT Send by mail : Message : JBS, Pilgrim's Plan $100 Incentives for Employee Vaccinations -- Market Talk 16:06 ET - Meat companies JBS and Pilgrim's Pride plans to offer a $100 incentive bonus to US employees who take a Covid-19 vaccination, an effort the companies say aims to maximize participation among their nearly 66,000 workers in the country. The companies' internal surveys have shown likely participation rates between 60% and 90%, though some workers still have concerns, prompting JBS and Pilgrim's to launch intern...

LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories of the Day 12/21/2020 | 06:23pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Sheep Farmers Will Face Brexit Hurdles, Says Govt -- Market Talk 1521 GMT - The U.K. sheep-farming industry will face more red tape after the country's planned EU departure, but potential help remains undecided, the government says. New regulations entering force next year that effectively will end movement of live breeding sheep between Great Britain and Northern Ireland may be catastrophic for the sector, the National Sheep Association said last week. The Department for Environment, Food & Ru...