Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Sep. 3, 2015 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished moderately higher on Thursday, at first lifted by short-covering and technical buying that later gave way to initial lower cash prices, traders said. October ended up 0.375 cent/lb. at 141.6 cents, and December 0.55 cent higher at 143.875 cents. Earlier […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 2, 2015 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed up more than two per cent Wednesday on short-covering after a third straight session of wholesale pork price gains, traders said. Spot October closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 69.775 cents, and December up 1.7 cents at 64.675 (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 1, 2015 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell three per cent on Tuesday, their biggest one-day percentage setback since early May, following the U.S. stock market tumble amid global financial concerns, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.875 cents/lb. lower at 141.325 cents, and December down 1.8 cents at 143.625 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 1, 2015 at 3:08 pm CDT

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the […]

By Reuters

Aug. 31, 2015 at 4:30 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded near historical highs this past week despite the chaos in the financial sector and weakness in the fed cattle market. Major operations continued to be aggressive on yearlings, setting a positive tone. The feedlot equity buildup over the past year appears to have increased […]

By Jerry Klassen