Insights and Stories on Livestock

Feb. 20, 2025 at 1:29 pm CST

There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feb. 18, 2025 at 4:52 pm CST

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not restrict cattle imports from Mexico after another discovery of a damaging pest called New World screwworm in a cow south of the border, the agency said on Tuesday.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Feb. 18, 2025 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle ended the day stronger as another case of New World screwworm was found in Mexico.

By Geralyn Wichers

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:43 am CST

Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

By Reuters

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:02 am CST

For the week ending February 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to five dollars higher on average compared to seven days earlier. The market has recovered after the recent stretch of adverse weather and the U.S. tariff threat in early February.

By Jerry Klassen