Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag on technical selling

Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday on lacklustre cash markets, soaring feed costs and technical selling, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle futures settled down 1.95 cents at 117.25 cents/lb., with chart-based selling accelerating as the contract fell below its 100-day moving average […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets experience volatility

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after eight-session skid

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Agropur to shed bulk milk handling in Quebec, Nova Scotia

Apr. 20, 2021 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend slide

Apr. 19, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down on demand concerns

Apr. 16, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell sharply for the second day in a row on Friday, with the most-active June contract sinking 2.9 per cent to its lowest since March 23. Cattle futures also were weaker, with the June live cattle contract notching its seventh straight losing […]

By Mark Weinraub

Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

Apr. 15, 2021 at 8:27 pm CDT

Farmers tending feeder hogs, fed cattle and big game animals such as elk, red deer, bison and wild boar in Quebec can expect $21.8 million in AgriRecovery to compensate for COVID-19’s drag on the province’s slaughter capacity. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her Quebec counterpart Andre Lamontagne on Thursday […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sank by their daily exchange-imposed trading limit on Thursday as profit-taking overwhelmed the market following blistering rallies, analysts said. The setback is a turnaround from gains that have lifted profits for pig farmers after they struggled last year when the COVID-19 pandemic […]

By Tom Polansek

Saskatchewan to incentivize rural vet techs

Apr. 15, 2021 at 2:19 am CDT

Saskatchewan plans to clear a few new paths for veterinary technologists and veterinarians in training to take up work in underserved rural areas. The province on Tuesday announced the two-year registered veterinary technologist program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic will offer a distance delivery option, starting this fall, for vet techs to […]

By Dave Bedard

Cargill shuts Ontario chicken plant against COVID

Apr. 15, 2021 at 1:25 am CDT

Agrifood firm Cargill is seeking slaughter space for Ontario chickens at other processors after temporarily closing its London poultry packing plant Tuesday against an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers. The company said Tuesday it was “taking this step out of an abundance of caution as our local workforce deals with […]

By Dave Bedard