Insights and Stories on Livestock

Heat, humidity kill at least 2,000 Kansas cattle, state says

Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Extreme heat and humidity killed thousands of cattle in Kansas in recent days, the state said, and sizzling temperatures continue to threaten livestock. The deaths add pain to the U.S. cattle industry as producers have reduced herds due to drought and grappled with feed costs that […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle bounce back on bargain buying

Jun. 14, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

GM CEO says ‘we are selling every truck we can build’

Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:58 pm CDT

By Joseph White

Klassen: Rains enhance demand for grass cattle

Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:38 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Hog sector to focus on margins in face of outside volatility

Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tumble on worries of waning demand

Jun. 13, 2022 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Concerns about red-hot U.S. inflation knocked down Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures on Monday, as rising prices threaten beef demand, analysts said. Demand is most at risk for expensive steaks and other pricey cuts as some consumers shift to buying cheaper items, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. cowboy poet and veterinarian Baxter Black, 77

Jun. 13, 2022 at 6:22 pm CDT

U.S. cowboy poet, storyteller and veterinarian Baxter Black, whose work was a fixture for years in farm journals including Grainews, died Friday at age 77, his family reported. Born in New York in 1945, Black grew up in southern New Mexico and graduated from Colorado State University in 1969. He […]

By Dave Bedard

Dairy farmers seek mid-year increase on farmgate milk prices

Jun. 10, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

The Canadian Dairy Commission will seek out feedback from industry stakeholders next week on Canadian dairy farmers’ request for a mid-year raise in farmgate milk prices. The CDC said June 2 it had received a request from Dairy Farmers of Canada for the increase “due to the current inflationary environment.” […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down in turnaround from rallies

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking, a session after prices reached multi-week highs, brokers said. The market was due to pull back after climbing six per cent since dropping on May 31 to their lowest price since October, brokers said. Strong […]

By Tom Polansek

Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception

Jun. 10, 2022 at 2:58 pm CDT

The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a suite of changes proposed for Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations. As well as adding a front-of-packaging (FOP) label requirement for […]

By Manitoba Co-operator staff