Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle falter under fed cattle uncertainty

Aug. 20, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $2-$4 on average. The feeder cattle market was hard to define due to limited volumes; however, prices were down $2 to as much as $6 in some cases. The Aug. 9 fire at a Tyson packing plant near Holcomb, Kansas […]

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

Aug. 9, 2019 at 10:37 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Young beef cattle producers connect with top chefs

Aug. 9, 2019 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Piper Whelan

Klassen: Feeder prices ratchet higher

Aug. 5, 2019 at 9:52 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set nine-month low on big supplies, China trade tensions

Aug. 2, 2019 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Trump, EU officials announce deal to sell more U.S. beef to Europe

Aug. 2, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday to sell more American beef to Europe, a modest win for an administration that remains mired in a trade war with China, but he said tariffs on European auto exports remain a possibility. The European Commission has […]

By alexandra-alper Steve Holland

Sustainable beef pilot moves up to the next level

Aug. 2, 2019 at 11:37 am CDT

A shot of federal funding for Verified Beef Production Plus will help make the running of the sustainable beef program itself more sustainable — while improving it for participating producers. The $602,000 federal grant will help the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration Pilot take a step up and become an ongoing program, […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Cattle feeding getting expensive in Manitoba

Aug. 2, 2019 at 9:24 am CDT

MarketsFarm – With a looming feed shortage, it has been getting more costly to feed cattle, said Mike Nernberg, marketing representative for Winnipeg Livestock Sales. Nernberg estimated it has been costing about C$4.00 per day to feed an individual animal, which adds up given the amount a feedlot is feeding […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop to five-month low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate

Aug. 1, 2019 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures sank on Thursday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price in more than five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in a war of tit-for-tat tariffs with China. Feeder cattle futures also slumped, and live cattle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink by daily limit, hit three-week low on U.S.-China trade worries

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures tumbled by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday, with the most actively traded contract setting a three-week low, as U.S.-China trade talks ended with no apparent signs of progress. Cattle futures also slumped as widespread selling hit U.S. agricultural markets […]

By Tom Polansek