Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble on bigger-than-expected supply, economic concerns

Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged by as much as the daily trading limit on Friday and ended sharply lower after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated supplies above already-high trade expectations. Economic concerns amid rising novel coronavirus infections added pressure to hogs and also dragged […]

Cattle pricing during an economic crisis

Jun. 26, 2020 at 9:55 am CDT

By Charlie Gracey

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly higher ahead of USDA inventory data

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair cancelled for 2020

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:49 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. senators question packers over exports to China during pandemic

Jun. 24, 2020 at 9:22 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on big supplies, economic jitters

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased on Wednesday and hog futures were mostly lower on ample livestock supplies and concerns about rising coronavirus infections and their negative impact on the economy. Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Wednesday and crude oil plunged more than five per cent […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures rise as frozen meat stocks decline

Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures firmed on Tuesday following two sessions of declines after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed a larger-than-anticipated decline in cold-storage stocks of pork and beef. The USDA stocks report, released after the close on Monday, showed a record-large drop in […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder cattle market grinds lower

Jun. 23, 2020 at 12:01 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $4 lower on average. Small packages were available and buyers were picking away with subdued interest. There were some “green” strings of yearlings in Alberta and Saskatchewan which were well bid; however, most cattle were characterized by medium […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop as China tightens food import restrictions

Jun. 22, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Monday, with actively traded nearby contracts sinking more than three per cent and hitting life-of-contract lows amid worries about pork exports to China, which has stepped up oversight of imported goods due to COVID-19. China’s customs authority said on Sunday […]

By Karl Plume

Animal welfare activist dies outside Ontario pork plant

Jun. 19, 2020 at 7:56 pm CDT

An animal welfare activist has died while attending what’s been described as a “vigil” outside a southern Ontario hog packing plant, as new provincial limits on such activity around livestock are set to take effect. Halton Regional Police Service reported receiving a call Friday morning that a person had been […]

By Dave Bedard