Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures firm

Jan. 6, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures moved higher on Thursday, supported by cash cattle prices in the northern U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We’ve been under some pressure recently, but the cash trade was still at $138 to $140,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on lagging slaughter rates

Jan. 5, 2022 at 5:39 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

New chair named for Canadian Dairy Commission

Jan. 4, 2022 at 7:25 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Colder-than-normal Prairie winter forecast

Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:40 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs dip on regulatory concerns

Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:11 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Canada violated CUSMA pact by reserving dairy quotas, panel finds

Jan. 4, 2022 at 2:47 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Canada violated a trade accord with the U.S. and Mexico by reserving most of its preferential dairy tariff-rate quotas for Canadian processors, a dispute panel found, and Washington warned it could retaliate if Ottawa did not change course. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office claimed victory for […]

By Andrea Shalal David Ljunggren

Klassen: Feeder market has positive factors

Jan. 3, 2022 at 8:38 pm CST

There were no feeder cattle sales last week due to the holiday season; however, this didn’t stop many cow-calf producers from inquiring about the market outlook for 2022. This past year was one for the record books. There is no doubt about it. Waves of COVID-19 caused beef demand to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Biden unveils plan to boost competition in U.S. meat industry

Jan. 3, 2022 at 7:18 pm CST

Reuters — The United States will issue new rules and US$1 billion in funding this year to support independent meat processors and ranchers as part of a plan to address a lack of “meaningful competition” in the meat sector, President Joe Biden said Monday. The initiative comes amid rising concerns […]

By Leah Douglas

U.S. livestock: Nearby CME live and feeder cattle futures ease

Jan. 3, 2022 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Monday, remaining near recent highs as back-month contracts climbed to new highs on expectations of tighter supplies to come. CME February live cattle futures settled down 0.775 cent at 138.925 cents/lb., though back-month contracts starting with August 2022 […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drop on profit-taking; lean hogs fall

Dec. 30, 2021 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking after a previous session rally resulted in several contracts hitting new highs, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.750 cent at 139.975 cents per pound. Feeder cattle futures, which were supported by a […]

By P.J. Huffstutter