Insights and Stories on Livestock

Olymel strike talks delayed to mid-month, union says

Jul. 6, 2021 at 1:37 am CDT

A two-months-and-counting strike at a major Quebec hog slaughter and processing plant is expected to continue through to mid-July at the earliest due to scheduling issues, the workers’ union says. The Syndicat des travailleurs d’Olymel Vallee-Jonction-CSN — which represents over 1,000 striking workers at Olymel’s plant Vallee-Jonction, about 60 km […]

Klassen: Feeder market calm but firm

Jul. 5, 2021 at 9:01 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

More upgrades planned for Nestle ice cream plant

Jul. 4, 2021 at 4:52 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

B.C. presses for ranchers to register before wildfires hit

Jul. 3, 2021 at 5:22 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Maple Leaf to buy four Saskatchewan hog barns

Jul. 3, 2021 at 1:05 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as domestic, export demand seen weak

Jul. 1, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell sharply on Thursday as traders priced in expectations for waning demand after the U.S. Independence Day holiday this weekend. Signs of poor demand from China, which has been a big buyer of U.S. pork since an outbreak of African swine […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders watched a rally in grain prices that makes it more expensive to feed livestock. Corn and soy futures soared at […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Yearling prices consolidate, calf values soften

Jun. 29, 2021 at 5:43 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged; however, calves weighing 500 to 700 lbs. were $2-$4 lower. Featherlight bawlers under 500 lbs. were down $6-$8 from seven days earlier. Strong feedlot buying interest supported quality groups of yearlings. Feed barley prices were down $5-$10 per tonne […]

By Jerry Klassen

Maple Leaf takes up Ontario poultry plant

Jun. 29, 2021 at 5:23 am CDT

A southern Ontario processing plant specializing in organic and antibiotic-free poultry products has gone to Maple Leaf Foods in a postscript to a previous sale. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Friday it had closed its purchase of the Sure Fresh Foods poultry plant at Schomberg, Ont., about 30 km north of […]

By Dave Bedard