Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures steady as investors eye supplies

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures steadied on Wednesday, with investors unwilling to push the market above recent highs due to plentiful supplies. Some producer hedging also was noted, traders said. “Everybody is a little too bulled up,” said Larry Hicks at Cattlehedging.com. “Everybody thinks we have worked through […]

COVID-19 case confirmed at Maple Leaf hog plant

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures snap winning streak on profit-taking

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Strong demand underpins yearlings

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:43 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend winning streak

Aug. 4, 2020 at 3:45 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle near 5-month top on cash market optimism

Aug. 1, 2020 at 9:10 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures rose on Friday, with the benchmark October contract nearing a five-month high on expectations of firmer cash cattle prices in the coming week, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled up 1.100 cents at 102.825 cents per pound. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures close higher on strong export data

Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for a third straight day, buoyed by strong weekly beef export sales and signs of firming cash cattle prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled up 0.275 cent at 101.725 cents per pound […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close higher; lean hogs decline

Jul. 29, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second session on firm cash cattle prices and a softer dollar, traders said. Cash cattle traded in the Texas Panhandle and Kansas at $97 per cwt, mostly $1 higher than last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Alberta loosens animal slaughter rules after pandemic hit packers

Jul. 29, 2020 at 3:49 pm CDT

Reuters – Canada’s main cattle-producing province, Alberta, said on Wednesday it would allow the slaughter of animals on farms for meat sales to consumers, loosening regulations after the coronavirus pandemic interrupted production at its biggest packing plants. Alberta previously restricted the consumption of meat from animals slaughtered outside of government-inspected […]

By Rod Nickel

Argentina nears China hog deal it hopes could turbocharge local pork production

Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:34 am CDT

Buenos Aires | Beijing | Reuters – Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade and investment promotion told Reuters. That could eventually lead to Chinese-backed hog […]

By Hallie Gu Maximilian Heath