Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end mixed after hitting new highs

Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder and live cattle futures hit new contract highs again on Tuesday, as tight U.S. supplies and forecast of a strong cash market added fuel to a bull rally, traders said. But by the end of the session, both live […]

Lab-grown meat can be kosher and halal, experts say

Sep. 11, 2023 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle hit new highs

Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:25 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle set highs on tight supply

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Cattle sector weighs in on new traceability regs

Sep. 8, 2023 at 2:04 pm CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to a July high on Thursday while feeder cattle set new contract highs. Tight supplies continue to support the markets, analysts said, after U.S. producers reduced their cattle herds over the last year as drought limited the availability of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to […]

By Tom Polansek

Swine fever detected in Sweden for first time

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:45 pm CDT

Stockholm | Reuters — A dead wild boar in Sweden has tested positive for African swine fever, Sweden’s Veterinary Institute said on Wednesday, the first such case in the country. African swine fever is harmless to humans but is highly contagious and deadly in domestic pigs and wild boars. It […]

By Reuters

New Zealand, Canada each claim wins in CPTPP dairy dispute

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:19 am CDT

A dispute settlement panel called by New Zealand under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact has ruled Canada’s limits on dairy market access cramp its agreed-upon obligations. But despite the panel’s findings in New Zealand’s favour, Canada is also framing the panel’s ruling as a win — as it also […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near one-month high on export outlook

Sep. 5, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures neared a one-month high on Tuesday on expectations for increased U.S. pork exports and tightening supplies. Demand for U.S. pork is benefiting as high pig prices in Europe cause global importers to shift some business to the United States, where […]

By Tom Polansek