Insights and Stories on Livestock

China targets pork self-sufficiency rate of 95 per cent

Sep. 28, 2020 at 7:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China is aiming to produce 95 per cent of its pork at home, according to a cabinet document outlining plans for its livestock sector, underscoring a goal to quickly rebuild its huge pig herd after a major disease epidemic. The document, released on Sunday, comes amid […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on cash market optimism

Sep. 28, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on export hopes

Sep. 25, 2020 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on supply concerns

Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up ahead of USDA report

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Reuters

JBS vows to monitor whole cattle supply chain’s impact on Amazon

Sep. 23, 2020 at 3:20 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s top meatpacker, said Wednesday it plans to combat destruction in the Amazon by monitoring its entire supply chain for deforestation by 2025, as pressure mounts from environmentalists and investors. Brazilian meatpackers are facing increasing criticism that beef production is fueling deforestation […]

By roberto-samora

Beef sector aims for new 2030 targets

Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:50 pm CDT

The Canadian beef industry has new benchmarks to reach for in the next decade. The organizations involved in Canada’s National Beef Strategy — the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canada Beef Breeds Council, Beef Cattle Research Council, Canada Beef, The National Cattle Feeders’ Association, Canadian Meat Council and Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable […]

By Alexis Stockford

Klassen: Quality features influence feeder cattle prices

Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

Western Canadian yearling markets have traded in a sideways range over the past couple of weeks; major feedlot operators have been aggressive for 800-pound-plus feeders just off grass because these cattle are most efficient and therefore, most profitable. Grass yearlings were quoted steady to as much as $5 higher this […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures gain on export optimism

Sep. 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures markets climbed on Tuesday on optimism over China’s continued purchases of U.S. grains, traders said. Exporters sold 266,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and 264,000 tonnes to unknown destinations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Tuesday, marking the 13th consecutive […]

By Reuters

More food companies aim to wrangle cattle emissions

Sep. 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Looking to improve milk production, California farmer John Verwey turned to a Swiss-made feed additive designed to make a cow more efficient while reducing methane emissions from cattle burps. The more a cow belches, the more it spends energy that could be used instead for milk […]

By Rod Nickel