Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip from seven-year peak

Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell after hitting their highest in seven years on Monday. Feeder cattle futures continued to weaken, with the front-month contract dropping to a five-week low, as the prospect of high feeding costs due to strong corn prices pressured the market. […]

Klassen: April live cattle futures pull nearby cash feeder market higher

Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:19 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures weaken

Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on demand, tightening supplies

Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mostly lower on weak cash market

Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on quiet cash trade

Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as quiet trade on the cash market fortified concerns about light demand, traders said. Hog futures were narrowly mixed, with short-covering providing support, while worries that a firm U.S. dollar will chill export demand for pork added pressure. […]

By Reuters

Saskatchewan’s livestock vet loan plan expanded to bigger centres

Sep. 6, 2022 at 9:07 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s program to forgive provincial student loans for veterinarians and vet techs serving livestock producers at rural clinics will now also cover those doing the same work out of bigger communities. The province’s Loan Forgiveness for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technologists program was first announced in April last year, offering forgiveness […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures rose on Tuesday on hopes that the pace of slaughter of both cattle and hogs will pick up after slowing down for the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend. Short-covering was also noted in hog futures after the front-month contract sank to […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market ratchets higher

Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:16 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices markets traded $2-$5 higher on average. Calves were quite variable. This was the first week when larger groups of calves were featured on the internet sales. Prices on the internet appeared to be significantly stronger than smaller groups under 10 head moving […]

By Jerry Klassen

Federal funding lined up for programs, planning against swine fever

Sep. 4, 2022 at 5:40 am CDT

The federal government is putting up an eight-figure funding wall to help prevent African swine fever from ever reaching Canada’s hog farms — and to prepare against any breach. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Aug. 26 the government will provide up to $45.3 million toward a three-pronged effort to boost […]

By Dave Bedard