Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle market drops on soft demand

Nov. 26, 2019 at 8:55 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were down $4-$6 while calf prices dropped $5 to as much as much as $10 in some cases. Comments from order buyers reflect very sluggish demand for this time of year. Ontario farmers have harvested about 50 per cent of the corn […]

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

Nov. 19, 2019 at 6:50 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high

Nov. 18, 2019 at 2:17 pm CST

By Marcelo Teixeira

Dorian swept swimming cows two miles to North Carolina beach

Nov. 14, 2019 at 6:03 pm CST

By Jonathan Drake

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on technical buying, rising pork prices

Nov. 12, 2019 at 1:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder cattle market consolidation continues

Nov. 12, 2019 at 9:56 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from week-ago levels. Larger pre-sort calf sales were held across the prairies. Buying interest was barely sufficient to support the market at the current levels. The risk tolerance shifted from medium to low this past week. Discounts appeared to be more severe on […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures firm on strong cash market, rising beef prices

Nov. 8, 2019 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures firmed on Friday, supported by strong cash feedlot cattle and beef prices and robust packer profit margins. The market posted a modest decline for the week after eight straight weeks of gains, but prices remain near six-month peaks reached after the two-month […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on hopes for Chinese pork import tariff rollback

Nov. 7, 2019 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Thursday on renewed hopes for accelerated U.S. pork sales to China after officials from both countries said an interim trade deal could include a phased rollback of tariffs. The hog market has been highly sensitive to any signs […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat as interim China trade deal delayed

Nov. 6, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Wednesday, surrendering nearly all of the prior session’s strong gains on worries about U.S. pork exports to China after a senior White House official said a “phase one” trade deal with the world’s top pork consumer could be delayed. The […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs jump in short-covering, technical bounce

Nov. 5, 2019 at 1:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday in a technical-buying and short-covering bounce from recent lows, underpinned by hopes for accelerated pork sales to China amid surging prices in the world’s largest pork-consuming country, analysts said. Pork prices have surged to record highs in China as […]

By Karl Plume