Insights and Stories on Livestock

Denmark tightens lockdown as mink cull devastates industry

Nov. 5, 2020 at 4:33 pm CST

Copenhagen | Reuters — Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry. The government said on Wednesday that it would […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes

Nov. 4, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Denmark to cull entire farmed mink population

Nov. 4, 2020 at 3:35 pm CST

By Reuters

Swine flu strain makes first jump to person in Canada

Nov. 4, 2020 at 2:44 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures trim back on election uncertainty

Nov. 3, 2020 at 6:09 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

Nov. 3, 2020 at 3:29 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 lower on average; calves under 650 lbs. appeared to trade $3-$8 lower with significant pressure on the weight category between 550 and 650 lbs. Moderate demand surfaced on quality yearlings but major operations appeared to back away from the […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with wholesale beef prices

Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures inched higher on Monday as rising wholesale beef prices buoyed the market in light-volume trade, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled up 0.25 cent at 108.55 cents/lb. (all figures US$). “That’s still the underlying factor — (cattle) weights […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Quebec poultry packer to shut ex-Maple Leaf plant

Oct. 30, 2020 at 8:41 pm CDT

The new owner of an antibiotic-free poultry processing plant in the Centre-du-Quebec region is set to shut the plant next week after a “thorough review” of its condition. Volaille Giannone announced Friday it will close the former Avicomax plant at Drummondville effective Nov. 6, after having bought it from Maple […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle edge higher in subdued trade

Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday for a fourth straight session, supported by follow-through technical buying after Thursday’s strong close and brisk demand for beef, analysts said. But trading volume was thin as brokers waited for significant cash cattle trade to emerge. Fat cattle […]

By Julie Ingwersen

JBS to seek damages from founders

Oct. 30, 2020 at 6:06 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Shareholders in JBS SA on Friday cleared the way for the Brazilian food processor to sue its own controlling stakeholders and certain former managers, a rare victory for shareholder activism in Latin America’s largest economy. The vote was a win for JBS’s top minority shareholder, […]

By Ana Mano