Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle inch higher in technical bounce

Jun. 15, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed modestly higher on Thursday on rising wholesale beef prices and a technical bounce after the benchmark August contract dipped to a two-week low. The cattle market has been consolidating after a surge to contract highs on June […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall on technical selling

Jun. 14, 2023 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up as beef prices rise

Jun. 13, 2023 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle under 500 lbs. jump over $400

Jun. 12, 2023 at 10:08 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend climb on bargain-buying

Jun. 12, 2023 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada extends Ukraine tariff-free access

Jun. 12, 2023 at 1:11 am CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada on Friday extended Ukraine’s tariff-free access for most goods, but tightened access for eggs, poultry and dairy — sectors protected under the Canadian supply-management system. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said tariff relief for Ukrainian goods such as steel — a temporary measure started a year […]

By Rod Nickel Steve Scherer

Calgary-area MLA named Alberta’s new ag minister

Jun. 9, 2023 at 6:52 pm CDT

The Alberta government’s caucus lead on emergency medical services (EMS) reform has been promoted to handle the agriculture file in a post-election cabinet shuffle. RJ Sigurdson, MLA for the constituency of Highwood, just south of Calgary, was sworn in Friday by Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani as Alberta’s new minister of agriculture […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch one-month high

Jun. 9, 2023 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures hit their highest level in more than a month on Friday following gains in cash prices. Recent advances in futures have built some upward momentum into the market, brokers said, though the sector continues to grapple with an excess of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down second day in a row

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell Thursday on a wave of follow-through selling after contracts posted their first losses in more than a week on Wednesday. Hog futures closed firm but remained below recent peaks. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled down 0.95 cent at […]

By Mark Weinraub

Bison industry expanding, becoming mainstream

Jun. 7, 2023 at 5:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Canadian bison industry has been through some difficult times during the last few years but is now emerging from those doldrums, according to Manitoba Bison Association president Robert Johnson. “Between the two drought years and the COVID-19 pandemic, then high feed prices, probably the last two years […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm