Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on pork demand, export optimism

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday on signs of improving demand for pork products and optimism about export demand from China as the Asian country struggles with renewed outbreaks of a hog disease, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 1.4 […]

Prairie livestock vet named B.C.’s chief veterinarian

Jul. 10, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

Jul. 9, 2020 at 12:02 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China’s dwindling pace of meat imports, thanks to its tough measures against coronavirus contamination, will provide further support for prices already buoyed by a severe shortage of pork, analysts said. Purchases of pork and other meats have soared this year after domestic production shrank 30 per […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef prices weaken

Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures weakened with boxed beef prices on Wednesday as large supplies of heavy livestock are ready for slaughter, commodity brokers said. Cattle heading to slaughter weigh more, analysts said, because they put on pounds as animals backed up in feedlots when […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Large supplies push cattle, hogs mostly lower

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday under pressure from large supplies, analysts said. Live cattle futures retreated a day after nearing a two-month high, while feeder cattle pulled back after reaching their highest price in month than a month on Monday. “We’ve […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market searching for direction

Jul. 7, 2020 at 10:35 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices continue to trade in a sideways pattern. Compared to last week, prices were quoted $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Most auction barns were on holidays last week and arenas that did hold sales experienced limited volumes. Therefore, the market was hard to define. U.S. […]

By Jerry Klassen

G4 swine flu virus not new, China says

Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:46 pm CDT

Shanghai/Beijing | Reuters — China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs said Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published last week. That study, by a team of Chinese scientists and […]

By Reuters