Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second day on Thursday on technical buying and optimism that the U.S. economy may be on the upswing, analysts said. However, gains in nearby contracts trailed those in deferred months as a backlog of market-ready cattle and […]

U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hog futures slide as slaughter rebounds

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Dutch to cull mink at farms hit by COVID-19 outbreak

Jun. 3, 2020 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Toby Sterling

U.S. indicts Pilgrim’s Pride CEO for alleged chicken price-fixing

Jun. 3, 2020 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Reuters

Pork packer considering Moose Jaw’s ex-beef plant

Jun. 2, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as wholesale beef prices retreat

Jun. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the August contract hitting its lowest in nearly a month as the U.S. slaughter pace picked up, sending more beef into retail channels, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle settled down three cents at 95.3 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market recovery continues

Jun. 2, 2020 at 12:52 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $6-$8 higher on average while calves were unchanged to $4 higher. Strength in fed cattle prices was the main factor driving the feeder cattle market this week. Alberta direct fed cattle sales were reported on a live basis from $150 to […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China trade worries

Jun. 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell Monday on worries that deteriorating relations between the United States and China, the world’s biggest pork importer, could inhibit U.S. pork sales to the Asian nation, traders said. China told state-owned firms to halt purchases of soybeans and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Olymel pork plant workers take slaughter into OT

Jun. 1, 2020 at 5:43 am CDT

Workers at three Olymel hog slaughter plants in Quebec volunteered for overtime shifts over the weekend to help clear the province’s backlog of market-weight hogs, the company said Saturday. Sollio’s meat packing arm said over 800 workers at its slaughter plants at Yamachiche and St-Esprit and the former F. Menard […]

By Dave Bedard

More ‘murder hornets’ found in B.C., Washington

May. 29, 2020 at 10:25 pm CDT

Reuters/Staff — Officials in British Columbia and Washington state have confirmed new sightings of the Asian giant hornet, dubbed the “murder hornet,” indicating the invasive, predatory insect survived the winter in the Vancouver area and U.S. Pacific Northwest. The stinging hornet, whose queens can grow as large as 2-1/2 inches […]

By GFM Staff Reuters