Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. reports case of atypical BSE

May. 19, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in an older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. USDA said the animal never entered slaughter channels and the agency did not expect any trade impacts […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally

May. 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Essentials for profitable ranching

May. 19, 2023 at 10:20 am CDT

By Bruce Teichert

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up ahead of USDA feedlot data

May. 18, 2023 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

No respite expected for wildfire-hit Alberta

May. 18, 2023 at 10:58 am CDT

By Reuters

Ukraine lifts barriers to exports of some farm goods

May. 17, 2023 at 7:39 pm CDT

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine has removed barriers to the export of some agricultural commodities, imposed last year to prevent food shortages, in a bid to boost foreign currency income, its government said on Tuesday. The country introduced export licences in 2022 to protect food supplies after agricultural production was […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs pressured by cheap cash prices, softer pork prices

May. 17, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined on Wednesday, snapping a three-session advance, pressured by a discounted cash hog market and declining wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME June lean hog futures settled down 2.325 cents at 84.875 cents/lb. and the July contract fell 2.575 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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Air quality deteriorates as wildfires rage in Western Canada

May. 16, 2023 at 8:31 pm CDT

Reuters — Calgary received a special weather alert on Tuesday, warning residents of poor air quality and reduced visibility as tinder-dry weather and shifting winds elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in Alberta’s north and west. As of Tuesday evening 89 wildfires are active in Alberta, with 25 out of […]

By Ismail Shakil Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Live cattle inch lower, nearby hogs end higher

May. 16, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slipped on Tuesday, pressured by softening wholesale beef prices and a lack of bullish news, traders said. Cash cattle trade was quiet, leaving some traders to focus on beef prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) priced choice […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Global chicken meat oversupply improving, Brazil’s BRF says

May. 16, 2023 at 1:10 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chicken prices are rising as companies start to cut production to reduce global oversupply, Fabio Mariano, CFO of BRF SA, said on Tuesday, after a glut helped to push the Brazilian pork and poultry producer to a first-quarter loss. The firm posted a 1.024 billion-real […]

By Ana Mano