Insights and Stories on Livestock

Cargill to reopen Guelph beef plant after coronavirus outbreak

Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:16 pm CST

Reuters – Cargill Inc plans to begin reopening its Guelph, Ont., beef processing plant next week on Dec. 29, days after it closed the facility due to an outbreak of COVID-19 infections among workers, the company said. Last week, Cargill voluntarily agreed to the temporarily closure as 82 workers tested […]

New book details Speckle Park breed’s beginnings

Dec. 23, 2020 at 7:15 am CST

By — Heather Smith Thomas

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on fund selling

Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:45 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Fed cattle prices supporting calf market

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:11 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Ontario’s beef set-aside AgriRecovery plan underway

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:06 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on technical setback

Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures eased on Monday, setting back on some mild technical selling after three days of gains, while hog futures edged higher, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled 0.2 cent lower at 114.65 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ontario to limit imports, transport of live elk, deer

Dec. 21, 2020 at 1:49 am CST

Moving live captive cervids such as elk, deer, moose and caribou into or within Ontario is set to be banned under new provincial regulations to keep out chronic wasting disease (CWD). The province said Thursday it has amended regulations under its Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act that will ban anyone […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market rebound seen

Dec. 18, 2020 at 6:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday, on expectations that the cash market would rebound from recent lows in the coming days. Traders also viewed a government report that showed cattle placements during November were down sharply from a […]

By Mark Weinraub

Lactalis to buy Agropur’s yogurt business

Dec. 17, 2020 at 9:05 pm CST

Canadian dairy co-operative Agropur has reached a deal to sell its yogurt processing business and plants to the Canadian arm of French dairy giant Groupe Lactalis. The deal, as announced Thursday, will include Agropur’s plants at Granby, Que. and Delta, B.C. plus the operations at a distribution centre it leases […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Dec. 17, 2020 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose to a two-week high on Thursday, their second straight day of gains, on technical buying, traders said. Hog futures were weaker despite signs of strong pork exports and firm demand from China. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled up […]

By Mark Weinraub