Insights and Stories on Livestock

B.C. doubling seat count at Saskatchewan vet college

Apr. 6, 2022 at 1:42 am CDT

The interprovincial cost-sharing agreement supporting the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will now allow for twice as many students from British Columbia. The B.C. government and the U of S on Monday announced the province will now put up almost $10.7 million to double the number […]

Eastern Canada books more avian flu cases

Apr. 5, 2022 at 8:00 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease, seasonal high possible

Apr. 5, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Steady fed cattle market supports feeder complex

Apr. 5, 2022 at 3:25 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle fall on strong slaughter, profit-taking

Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. congressmen seek revival of mandatory COOL on beef

Apr. 2, 2022 at 3:33 am CDT

A bill that would order U.S. officials to come up with a way to bring back mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on beef has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas, and Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, on Wednesday introduced H.R. […]

By Dave Bedard

Ontario backyard flock hit with avian flu

Apr. 2, 2022 at 2:06 am CDT

A fourth flock of domestic birds in southwestern Ontario has come down with highly pathogenic avian influenza, this time a backyard flock with no commercial farms nearby. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday it confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu that day in the township of Chippewas of Nawash […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle ease on profit-taking

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday on follow-through technical selling one day after the benchmark June contract closed lower in a huge reversal from a life-of-contract high. CME benchmark June lean hogs settled down 0.175 cent at 120.40 cents/lb., retreating farther […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Addressing the potential impact of African swine fever

Apr. 1, 2022 at 9:41 am CDT

With African Swine Fever a step away from the North American doorstep, the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) launched a proactive initiative. Rene Roy, CPC’s first vice-chair, shared the four pillars of action within the year-old African Swine Fever Executive Management Board (ASF EMB) and the goals it hopes to achieve […]

By Diana Martin

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat off contract highs

Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Thursday, shrugging off early support from a bullish U.S. government hog inventory report as traders appeared to focus instead on profit-taking at the end of the quarter and disappointing wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME […]

By Julie Ingwersen