Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Korea lifts ban on beef from cattle fed Zilmax

Sep. 2, 2014 at 1:26 am CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has lifted a ban on animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef, a food ministry official said Tuesday. Seoul had earlier flagged that it intended to ease its zero-tolerance policy on zilpaterol-based drugs, such as Merck’s Zilmax. The official confirmed that imports of beef muscle […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains variable

Sep. 1, 2014 at 8:42 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Levinoff-Colbex beef plant to be sold for parts: report

Aug. 29, 2014 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by higher cash trade

Aug. 29, 2014 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

A&W’s goal? Market more beef

Aug. 29, 2014 at 9:05 am CDT

By Debbie Furber

Jamaica re-opens to Canadian beef

Aug. 28, 2014 at 5:21 pm CDT

Canadian beef producers have scored access to a long-closed market as Jamaica will again take Canadian product. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Trade Minister Ed Fast announced Monday that Jamaica has approved all imports of beef from Canada, effective immediately. The country closed its ports to Canadian beef in 2003 […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism rallies CME live cattle

Aug. 28, 2014 at 2:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned up sharply on Thursday in anticipation of steady-to-better prices for market-ready or cash cattle this week, traders said. Futures drew more support from their discounts to last week’s cash cattle returns. August live cattle, which will expire on Friday, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains on short-covering

Aug. 27, 2014 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday gained for a third day in a row, supported by short-covering ahead of the U.S. Labour Day holiday, traders said. Fund buying developed after some CME hog contracts broke through moving average resistance levels. October closed 0.825 cent per […]

By Theopolis Waters

Beef, pork prices down from summer highs

Aug. 27, 2014 at 1:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– As the end of summer draws near, so does the end of the barbecue season, which is expected to mean less demand for beef and pork products after a summer of significantly higher prices. “I think summer 2014 is going to go down as extraordinary from a […]

By Marney Blunt

U.S. livestock: Short-covering sends CME hog futures higher

Aug. 26, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering as some investors prepare for an early start of the Labour Day holiday weekend, traders said. Speculators bought CME hogs in the belief that the two-week slump in prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs […]

By Theopolis Waters