Insights and Stories on Livestock

Small navy of farmers rescues cattle in flood-hit B.C.

Nov. 17, 2021 at 12:22 pm CST

Abbotsford | Reuters — A flotilla of motorboats, canoes, dinghies and jet-skis helmed by farmers raced to move dozens of trapped cows from frigid waters as floods hit British Columbia. After a month’s worth of rain in two days, the downpours triggered widespread flooding. Mudslides hit cities and towns across […]

Road closures mean disposal for B.C. milk

Nov. 17, 2021 at 6:59 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up, cattle weak

Nov. 16, 2021 at 5:27 pm CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market continues downward slide

Nov. 16, 2021 at 9:19 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, cash cattle supportive

Nov. 15, 2021 at 6:10 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mostly lower as corn climbs

Nov. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices that depressed feeder cattle futures, traders said. But firmer cash cattle prices this week underpinned the market. CME January feeder cattle futures fell 1.35 cents to end at 157.725 cents/lb., […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Testing virtual fencing’s potential in B.C.

Nov. 12, 2021 at 9:17 am CST

When the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association initiated a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface, the prospect of rebuilding lost fencing to facilitate this was costly. An estimated 900 kilometres of fenceline in B.C was burned in wildfires during 2017 and 2018, with a staggering projected […]

By Piper Whelan

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle modestly lower

Nov. 11, 2021 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday, retreating near the close on technical selling and soft cash hog markets, traders said. The CME’s lean hog index, a two-day weighted average of cash hog prices, fell 0.51 cent, to 78.72 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Brazil plays down BSE risk in suspect cases in people

Nov. 11, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture ministry said that two cases reported on Thursday of a neurodegenerative disorder in patients in Rio de Janeiro state were not related to beef consumption, tamping down fears of possible BSE causing human illness. Federal biomedical institute Fiocruz, which is investigating […]

By Nayara Figueiredo Rodrigo Viga Gaier

Cargill beef plant workers serve strike notice

Nov. 11, 2021 at 3:22 pm CST

Unionized workers at Cargill’s cattle slaughter and processing plant at High River, Alta. will start strike action next month unless a deal can be reached with the company, their union said Wednesday. A strike would begin at High River no sooner than Dec. 6 at 12:01 a.m. if a new […]

By Dave Bedard