Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally continues

Jan. 28, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs once again on Tuesday, with expectations for declining U.S. inventories behind some of the buying interest.

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market holds value on Ontario demand

Jan. 28, 2025 at 11:39 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Monday

Jan. 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

US reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry

Jan. 27, 2025 at 9:51 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to surge as U.S. cattle on feed inventory declines

Jan. 24, 2025 at 3:03 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Competitive retail prices bode well for chicken demand in 2025 says FCC

Jan. 24, 2025 at 1:46 pm CST

If chicken’s retail price advantage over beef and pork persists, per capita consumption could rise in 2025 despite slowing population growth says a recent sector outlook from Farm Credit Canada.

By Geralyn Wichers

cattle and a barbed wire fence at sunset

How barbed wire transformed ranching in the West

Jan. 24, 2025 at 9:42 am CST

Ranching in southern Alberta can be divided into two eras. One before the fence, and the one that came to stay, after the fences. From D. Larraine Andrews’s book, Ranching Under the Arch: “Responding to the new lease legislation, four corporate ranches, dubbed the Patriarchs, arrive under open range practices dependent on […]

By Dr. Ron Clarke

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue upward march

Jan. 23, 2025 at 3:22 pm CST

Cattle at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their upward march on Thursday after Wednesday’s jump, while lean hogs were mixed.

By Geralyn Wichers

Brazil’s beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs

Jan. 22, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

Brazilian beef companies do not expect to be hurt by potential new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration because of low inventories of cattle in the U.S. and a sizable tariff that already exists on these exports.

By Ana Mano Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs dip

Jan. 21, 2025 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed as trade resumed following the U.S. long weekend. Most active April live cattle futures closed with small losses, reaching 197.325 cents per pound, down 0.175 cents. February live cattle gained 0.300 cents to close at 197.050 cents per pound.

By Geralyn Wichers