Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries

Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday on eroding meat packer margins and as soaring inflation raises demand concerns, traders said. Technical selling and profit-taking further fueled declines in livestock futures after live cattle and lean hog contracts touched 2-1/2-week highs […]

Drought-stricken B.C. bracing for floods when rains return

Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly up with consumption forecast

Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Stronger barley prices limit upside for feeder cattle complex

Oct. 11, 2022 at 9:12 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm as packer margins turn negative

Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed; cattle futures steady-weak

Oct. 7, 2022 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Friday as traders waited for fresh news to gauge demand levels. The most-active CME December lean hog futures contract LHZ2 dropped 0.625 cent to 77.15 cents per lb, with support noted around the contract’s 10-day moving average. Front-month October […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with technical buying supporting prices following the market’s bounce from a 10-month low on Wednesday, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 1.275 cents at 77.775 cents/lb. (all […]

By Reuters

Thanksgiving in a time of bird flu

Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

It’s the final stretch until Thanksgiving, but anyone hoping to bring their raw bird over the border may be disappointed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public that raw poultry, including turkey, from restricted areas of the U.S. will not be allowed past the international border due […]

By Alexis Stockford

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying

Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark December contract fell to a 10-month low, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 76.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Front-month October hogs ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Demand fears cause feeder cattle market volatility

Oct. 5, 2022 at 9:12 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 higher to as much as $6 lower. Strength was noted in the eastern Prairie regions while the market was softer in Alberta. Western Canadian calves were extremely volatile, trading $5 higher to as much as $10 lower in some cases. […]

By Jerry Klassen