Insights and Stories on Livestock

A woman working inside a broiler chicken farm with numerous chicks on the ground, and automated waterers and feeders installed on the floor.

China issues countrywide ban on Brazilian poultry imports

May. 30, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

China has issued a ban on all imports of poultry and related products from Brazil over an avian influenza outbreak, two weeks after suspending import applications from the country's poultry farms.

U.S. livestock: Cattle contracts regain strength, hogs edge down

May. 29, 2025 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Feed Grain Weekly: Farmers still waiting on pasture

May. 29, 2025 at 11:32 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

New bee health product receives federal approval

May. 29, 2025 at 10:07 am CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slump, hogs rise

May. 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Manitoba Crop Report: Dry conditions speed up planting

May. 28, 2025 at 1:24 pm CDT

Dry conditions allowed Manitoba farmers to accelerate seeding to 85 per cent completion during the week ended May 25, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

USDA mission to travel to Mexico with eye toward lifting cattle import suspension, Mexico says

May. 28, 2025 at 11:11 am CDT

A mission representing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will travel to Mexico in the coming days, Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, and could then lift its suspension of Mexican cattle imports.

By Reuters

Close up of a syringe veterinarin is holding to vaccinate a cow in a barn.

Changing spread, prevalence of animal diseases causes new challenges for food, agriculture

May. 28, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

Animal health is a critical component of public health, food security and economic stability in an increasingly interconnected world, says the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in its inaugural report.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall on unconfirmed screwworm report

May. 27, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures fell on Tuesday as an unconfirmed report of a case of New World screwworm led to a sell-off.

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Lower beef production forecasts support feeder complex

May. 27, 2025 at 2:09 pm CDT

Improving feedlot margins contributed to the stronger feeder market. Alberta packers were buying finished cattle on a dressed basis at $500/cwt delivered which was fresh record high. Using a 60 per cent grading, this equates to a live price of $300/cwt. Feedlot breakeven pen closeouts are in the range of $260-$270/cwt. Feedlots are anxious to reload and larger groups of quality packages are limited at this time of year.

By Jerry Klassen