Insights and Stories on Livestock

New calving tech and farmer-based innovations

Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:35 am CST

According to the 2017 Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey completed by the University of Saskatchewan, 3.1 per cent of the overall 5.4 per cent calf death loss total occurred at birth or within 24 hours. To help reduce these numbers, calving management and practices are constantly adapting with technology, artificial intelligence, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit one-month low

Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:27 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices hover near two-year lows

Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains

Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:51 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

China’s 2022 pork output highest in eight years

Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:13 am CST

Reuters — China’s pork output increased 4.6 per cent in 2022 from 2021 to reach its highest level since 2014, official data showed on Tuesday, confounding some expectations for a smaller rise. Pork output in the world’s top producer of the meat reached 55.41 million tonnes, the highest since 56.71 […]

By Dominique Patton

Klassen: Feeder market price discovery continues

Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:00 pm CST

In last week’s issue, we mentioned there was a large discrepancy in prices across Western Canada. Compared to the third week of December, prices in Manitoba were up $8/cwt to as much as $15/cwt, while Alberta markets were steady to $2/cwt higher. This past week, feeder prices in the eastern […]

By Jerry Klassen

Canadian Pork Council names new top brass

Jan. 13, 2023 at 8:29 pm CST

A few weeks after hiring a new executive director, members of the Canadian Pork Council have also chosen their new board chair and first vice-chair. The council on Tuesday announced it had elected Rene Roy, a hog producer from St-Jules in Quebec’s Beauce region, as its new board chair, and […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firm on Friday, underpinned by tight supplies and as harsh winter weather in recent weeks lowered cattle slaughter weights and limited beef production, traders said. Live cattle futures prices remained bound in a recent trading range as cash […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower

Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with actively traded nearby months down on weak pork prices and dull demand, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for tighter supplies in coming months, traders said. The February hog contract was down for the 10th […]

By Karl Plume