Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

Mar. 23, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi […]

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

Mar. 23, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Colin Packham

Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

Mar. 22, 2017 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

Mar. 20, 2017 at 9:19 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. Catholics allowed corned beef on Paddy’s Friday

Mar. 15, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on healthy margin structure

Mar. 14, 2017 at 4:44 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle jumped $3-$5 on average last week, with 800-plus-lb. yearlings trading as much as $8 higher. Historically high finishing margins finally resonated with feedlot operators and a precarious attitude from recent weeks was thrown by the wayside. Order buyers were inundated with interest as bids were relatively […]

By Jerry Klassen

Verified Beef helps keep beef in the game

Mar. 10, 2017 at 9:43 am CST

Les Johnston figures if he wants to continue to sell beef, and hopefully tap into top or higher-value markets, he needs to be able to show buyers as well as consumers he is doing a good job. The southern Saskatchewan rancher is a believer in the Canadian Verified Beef Production […]

By Lee Hart

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

Mar. 9, 2017 at 6:54 pm CST

Austin | Reuters — Fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly two million acres of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches and left thousands of cattle and other livestock dead, officials said Thursday. Many of the grass fires grew rapidly on Monday due to dry weather and parched […]

By Jon Herskovitz

Klassen: Seasonal strong beef demand supports feeder market

Mar. 7, 2017 at 8:01 am CST

Wholesale beef values have experienced a significant rally over the past couple of weeks, which has spilled over into the fed cattle trade. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from week-ago levels. Despite the strength in the fed cattle and healthy margin […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Healthy margins drive feeder complex

Feb. 28, 2017 at 10:48 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher compared to week-ago levels. Buyers were quite meticulous on flesh levels and quality features in the heavier weight categories; however, feedlot operators were definitely more aggressive this week. Major operations have liquidated a fair amount of fed cattle and these […]

By Jerry Klassen