Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Strong export demand for U.S. pork pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures to a four-month high on Friday. Traders are optimistic China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, will remain a strong buyer, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported strong weekly export sales on Thursday. […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Saskatchewan extends WLPIP premium rebate if needed

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan

Sep. 2, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Junko Fujita Praveen Menon

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch late-July lows on demand jitters

Sep. 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle consolidate up off one-month low

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose for a second consecutive session as the market consolidated after touching a one-month low on Monday, brokers said. Weakness in the cash market for U.S. cattle has hung over futures prices recently, but some traders said they […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Yearling market remains red hot

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher on average; however, in southern Alberta, yearlings traded $6-$8 above week-ago levels. A few auction barns in Alberta held their first feature sales of the fall run and buyers showed up with both hands. The quality of yearlings coming […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures snap losing streak

Aug. 31, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Monday in a rebound off a run of losses, while lean hog futures closed weaker. Live cattle were due for a rebound after falling last week amid pressure from weakness in the cash market, traders said. Short covering […]

By Tom Polansek

Hog farmers face prolonged pain as pandemic gives way to glut

Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:48 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the U.S. holds prices low and pressures producers to downsize. Many North American hogs had nowhere to go in spring as slaughter plants suspended […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down again

Aug. 28, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened on Friday in anticipation of a seasonal demand slowdown following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. The losses in the futures market stemmed from weekly declines in the cash markets. CME benchmark October live cattle fell 1.25 cents […]

By Mark Weinraub