Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as supplies rise

May. 24, 2022 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME hog futures eased on Tuesday, pressured by a government report released after the close on Monday that showed supplies of pork at their highest in two years. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Monday afternoon said that frozen stocks of pork stood at 530.244 million lbs. […]

Klassen: Canadian feeder market divorces from feeder cattle futures

May. 24, 2022 at 1:19 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise on export prospects

May. 23, 2022 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Southern Ontario Kubota dealer chain sold

May. 20, 2022 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: August live cattle, feeders ease on USDA report

May. 20, 2022 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed as traders await USDA data

May. 19, 2022 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as traders awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture data on the number of cattle in feedlots. USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, due Friday at 2 p.m. CT, is expected to show U.S. feedlots held 1.3 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

Canadian retailers impose limits on baby formula purchases

May. 18, 2022 at 6:20 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Many Canadian retailers have imposed limits on the amount of baby formula customers can buy amid a shortage following Abbott Laboratories’ February production suspension in the United States, an industry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Canada has not been as hard hit by the shortage caused by […]

By Anna Mehler Paperny

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall with equities

May. 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday as traders reduced risk amid steep losses in the stock market, analysts said. Lean hog futures strengthened at the CME. Cattle futures are more sensitive than hogs to falling stock prices, said Dan Norcini, […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market develops two-tier price structure

May. 17, 2022 at 5:33 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings markets traded $2-$4 higher on average; feeder cattle in the 600- to 800-pound weight category were up $3 to as much as $6 while calves under 600 lbs. traded $4-$8 higher. The Canadian dollar strengthened on Friday but the softer tone from Monday […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend recovery from recent slide

May. 17, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as the market continued to recover from oversold conditions, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended lower. Short-covering helped propel hog futures higher following recent declines, said Matt Wiegand, commodity […]

By Tom Polansek