Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs extend slide on long liquidation

Sep. 28, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME October hogs ended up 0.675 cent at 89.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). But most-active December hogs fell 0.425 cent to […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears

Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Steady demand underpins feeder cattle complex

Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:09 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.K. is asked to reconsider ag tariff in Trans-Pacific talks

Sep. 26, 2022 at 8:14 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall to multi-month lows

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Swiss reject initiative to ban factory farming

Sep. 26, 2022 at 2:28 am CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further. The government’s VoteInfo App showed a provisional result of 62.86 per cent of votes against the proposal, […]

By Cecile Mantovani

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs slide on recession worries

Sep. 23, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level since early August on Friday on fears of a global recession that could curb demand for commodities including beef, traders said. CME October live cattle settled down 0.6 cent at 144.25 cents/lb. and the most-active […]

By Julie Ingwersen

A passion for cover crops

Sep. 23, 2022 at 9:05 am CDT

Dark clouds roll in as a charter bus drives down gravel roads near McCord, Sask. Marla Gavelin, one of the people hosting the field day from the Prairie South Holistic Management group, speaks to the people in attendance. She compares the Gavelins’ farm to the Sahara Desert with a fond […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sag on macroeconomic concerns

Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday, extending a pull-back from four-month highs set this week as traders worried about the health of the world economy and softening demand for beef, traders said. CME October live cattle ended down 1.025 cents at 144.85 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down on weak pork prices, macroeconomic fears

Sep. 21, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday as falling wholesale pork prices and worries about the health of the global economy triggered a round of long liquidation, traders said. CME October lean hogs settled down 1.55 cents at 94.425 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen