Insights and Stories on Livestock

Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:27 pm CST

An AgriRecovery plan announced Friday is set to pay eligible Alberta farmers 95 cents per day per market-ready hog toward the animals’ upkeep during the shutdown of the province’s biggest hog slaughter plant. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Sollio Co-operative, reopened its plant at Red Deer this week after […]

By Dave Bedard

Mar. 5, 2021 at 7:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures consolidated on Friday as the market caught its breath after pulling back from contract highs reached last week. Strong demand for U.S. pork from China recently supported hog futures, as China is battling the fatal pig disease African swine […]

By Tom Polansek

Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:31 am CST

Add the adjective, and you add the margin. A simple bit of advice, but bringing differentiation into the red meat market is essential for grabbing consumer attention. Dr. David Hughes shone a light on the beef sector marketing disconnect during the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) 59th virtual annual meeting […]

By Diana Martin

Mar. 4, 2021 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday as profit-taking overshadowed strong U.S. export demand, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a weekly report, said weekly net U.S. pork export sales were 59,600 tonnes for 2021, up 68 per cent from the […]

By Tom Polansek

Mar. 4, 2021 at 2:50 am CST

Meat packer Olymel plans to restart slaughter operations Thursday at one of Canada’s largest hog plants following a major outbreak of COVID-19 among employees. Olymel, an arm of Sollio Co-operative, said late Wednesday it had recalled “employees that are needed to ensure that the gradual restarting of operations goes smoothly” […]

By Dave Bedard