Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower ahead of weekend

May. 29, 2020 at 7:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures retreated on Friday in a profit-taking and technical selling setback ahead of the weekend amid weakening beef prices and concerns about lower-than-normal summer demand as much of the economy remains partially closed. Lean hog futures clawed back earlier losses to end mostly […]

HyLife buys pork packing, hog production capacity

May. 29, 2020 at 2:32 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

What was learned from BSE and what we’re learning now

May. 29, 2020 at 10:04 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Tyson to shut Iowa pork plant against COVID-19 outbreak

May. 29, 2020 at 3:55 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China tensions

May. 28, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets reflect mixed tone

May. 27, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher on average while calves traded unchanged to as much as $8 lower. Larger feedlot operations were actively bidding for 800-plus-lb. feeders across the Prairies due to the limited supply. Lower volumes were available this past week which was […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on economic optimism, discount to cash prices

May. 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rallied for a second straight day on Wednesday as easing coronavirus restrictions around the country bolstered optimism about the outlook for the economy and beef demand. U.S. stocks rose, with the S+P 500 closing above 3,000 for the first time since March 5, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures follow equities higher

May. 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday in tandem with rising stock markets as optimism about developing coronavirus vaccines and the revival of business activity buoyed livestock markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Supportive cattle and meat supply data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Karl Plume

Mink infected two humans with COVID-19, Dutch government says

May. 25, 2020 at 1:06 pm CDT

Amsterdam | Reuters — Mink with the coronavirus have infected two people in the Netherlands in what are probably the first such cases of transmission during the epidemic, government and health authorities said on Monday. Mink carrying the virus were found on four of the 155 farms in the country […]

By Toby Sterling

U.S. livestock: Live and feeder cattle futures slip

May. 22, 2020 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures closed lower on Friday after disappointing cold storage data the previous day and ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle on feed report in the afternoon. Lean hog futures also dropped, as backups continue at slaughter facilities, traders said. […]

By Christopher Walljasper