Insights and Stories on Livestock

Raw beef with a brazil flag label on it.

Meatpackers rethink beef exports to US after Trump tariffs, industry lobby says

Jul. 15, 2025 at 2:30 pm CDT

Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC, said.

Black angus cow in in a pasture with herd in the background.

Klassen: Western Canadian calf markets surge on New World screwworm fears

Jul. 15, 2025 at 10:25 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

A group of cattle rest by a coulee early in the morning following a big rain near Fairview, Alta.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Jul. 14, 2025 at 3:18 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:55 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up U.S. burger price

Jul. 10, 2025 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats

Jul. 10, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Thursday, with fresh contract highs in the feeder cattle market while live cattle ran into resistance at their own highs to settle with small losses.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Animal health worker Eduardo Lugo treats the wounds of a cow as Chihuahua ranchers intensify surveillance for the screwworm after the U.S. suspended cattle imports following the detection of the parasite in southern Mexico, at the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union, in Nuevo Palomas, Mexico May 16, 2025.

U.S. again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms

Jul. 10, 2025 at 10:03 am CDT

The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a port of entry in Arizona.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures

Jul. 8, 2025 at 3:35 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

High-resolution image of curious free-range chickens looking directly into the camera, shot in wide-angle on green grass under a blue sky

US CDC ends emergency bird flu response as infections decline

Jul. 8, 2025 at 10:13 am CDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, owing to a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market may have overextended to the upside

Jul. 8, 2025 at 9:22 am CDT

For the week ending July 4, there were no feeder cattle sales in Western Canada due to holidays on July 1 and July 4. Major auction markets in the U.S. were also closed or had limited numbers on offer. Prices quoted from south of the border were steady to $4 higher on average but the market was hard to define.

By Jerry Klassen