Insights and Stories on Livestock

Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

Nov. 20, 2023 at 3:49 pm CST

A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

Nov. 17, 2023 at 7:29 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:21 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Cash feeder prices soften on futures market uncertainty

Nov. 14, 2023 at 9:27 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Third-quarter profit plunges for JBS

Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:49 pm CST

By Ana Mano

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up off last week’s sell-off

Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder futures advanced on Monday in a rebound from recent declines to multi-month lows. Short-covering helped boost the markets, as losses driven by fund liquidation and technical selling last week were overdone, brokers said. The U.S. beef industry still faces […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm

Nov. 10, 2023 at 6:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended the week mixed on Friday, as traders and analysts said technical and algorithmic trading sent contract prices whipsawing during the session. Feeder cattle futures firmed as Chicago corn futures posted a third straight weekly decline, as grain markets […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle sell-off sends nearby contracts plunging

Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, amid fund liquidation, growing concern over consumer demand and signs of prices falling in the cash market. Traders and funds scrambled to shed some of their long positions, after betting the bull market in cattle futures […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally late in session on technical buying

Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures saw a choppy day of trading on Wednesday, before rallying later in the session on short-covering and technical buying, traders said. December live cattle futures dipped below its 200-day moving average of $177.50 before bouncing up (all figures US$). January […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to May lows

Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to their lowest prices since May on Tuesday on fund liquidation and profit-taking, traders said. Follow-through selling pressured the markets after losses on Monday, along with softer boxed beef prices, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced choice cuts of beef […]

By Tom Polansek