Insights and Stories on Livestock

Canadian egg, turkey production climbs on bird flu recovery, stronger demand

Aug. 16, 2024 at 2:29 pm CDT

Canadian egg production reached record highs between June of last year and this May as the industry recovered from an avian flu outbreak according to Farm Credit Canada analysis.

CFIA adds requirements for cattle returning from U.S. due to bird flu

Aug. 15, 2024 at 2:21 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

US undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing

Aug. 15, 2024 at 8:45 am CDT

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters

Production and profitability on cow-calf operations

Aug. 14, 2024 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Kelly Sidoryk

Klassen: Feeder market holds value amid economic uncertainty

Aug. 13, 2024 at 10:34 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

closeup of a cow with horns, blue sky and trees in the background

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on rallying corn prices

Aug. 12, 2024 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Monday as corn futures rallied following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand report that lowered corn ending stocks, traders said. Meanwhile, hog futures were mixed as bargain buying counterbalanced seasonal price pressure. CME most-active October feeder […]

By Heather Schlitz

National Beef Strategy celebrates gains

Aug. 9, 2024 at 2:24 pm CDT

The Canadian Beef Advisors, comprised of national beef organizations, is celebrating achieving many of the goals in the 2020-24 National Beef Strategy.

By Alexis Kienlen

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Feeder rally stalls

Aug. 6, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

For the week ending August 3, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest continued on yearlings straight off grass; however, the “just get’em” type orders that were evident a week earlier now had limits. More cattle will come available in August and buyers are being more patient to see how the market develops.

By Jerry Klassen

China shuts cattle farm after anthrax outbreak, five human infections

Aug. 6, 2024 at 9:39 am CDT

China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.

By Reuters

CFIA won’t enforce some ritual slaughter requirements after appeal from Jewish organizations

Aug. 6, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.

By John Greig