Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying but still posted their first weekly loss in five weeks, traders said. Bargain buying also supported hog futures, which had posted lower closes in seven of the previous eight sessions. Signs of weakness in the […]

EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock

Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:41 pm CST

By Kate Abnett

Soil’s processes need to be understood to build organic matter

Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

By Diana Martin

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn rises

Jan. 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures mixed on feed cost concerns

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:15 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed Tuesday on higher cash hog prices and improving pork packer margins and as soaring feed costs stoked concerns about tighter hog supplies. Corn futures prices surged more than five per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Higher feed grain prices continue to pressure feeders

Jan. 12, 2021 at 2:19 am CST

Compared to mid-December, western Canadian yearlings traded $3-$5 lower; mid-weight calves are down $4-$6 while calves under 550 lbs. remained firm. Buyers exhibited a defensive tone on heavier yearlings and discounts were more severe on fleshier cattle last week. There is absolutely no risk appetite for 850-plus-lb. cattle at this […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on profit-taking, technical selling

Jan. 11, 2021 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday in a profit-taking and technical-selling setback amid concerns about weaker demand for cattle and beef, traders said. Position rolling by funds, as they closed out long positions in the spot month and bought deferred contracts on the second day of […]

By Karl Plume

Cattle set-aside programs winding down

Jan. 11, 2021 at 4:18 am CST

AgriRecovery programs set up in Saskatchewan and Alberta to help cover feed costs for cattle producers unable to ship livestock to slaughter are gearing down, while Ontario’s program begins a third intake. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. announced Friday that the province’s AgriRecovery set-aside program will end March 31, 2021, with […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drift lower on technical selling

Jan. 8, 2021 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed lower on Friday on light technical selling, with the spot February contract pressured as speculators rolled long positions into forward months, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled down 0.5 cent at 114.475 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Friday […]

By Julie Ingwersen