Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a change in regulations that would relax restrictions on pork imports from certain areas of Mexico, potentially allowing for increased U.S. imports at a time of a supply shortage. The proposal would permit pork to be imported from certain parts of […]

By Ros Krasny

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

sao paulo Brazil, home of the world’s largest commercial cattle herd, will likely grow its stock by two per cent this year from 2013, reaching a record 198.7 million head, according to a report sponsored by analysts Informa Economics FNP. The increase is due to better management and more investment […]

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday finished lower following slumping prices for ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals, traders said. August finished 2.225 cents per lb lower at 121.450 cents, and October down 0.550 to 106.075. The morning’s average price of hogs in Iowa/Minnesota fell $1.23 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 29, 2014 at 11:31 am CDT

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal rule concerning labelling requirements for meat, a ruling that could have a major impact on businesses fighting federal regulation on free-speech grounds. For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]

By By Lawrence Hurley

Jul. 27, 2014 at 7:53 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extreme volatile and relatively undefined as the market made fresh historical highs. U.S. weekly beef production continues to come in below expectations and the market appears to be in a “supply shock.” At the same time, market-ready supplies of slaughter cattle are rather tight […]