Insights and Stories on Beef Exports

Japan lifts last of BSE-era restrictions off Canadian beef

Mar. 27, 2023 at 8:32 pm CDT

The last of Japan’s import restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products stemming from the BSE crisis has been lifted, allowing access for Canadian further-processed beef. Canada’s federal agriculture department announced Monday that Japan has reopened to imports of “processed” Canadian beef — just days ahead of a significant reduction […]

Singapore clears all Canadian beef for import

Aug. 25, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

Feb. 11, 2020 at 10:20 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates herds

Jan. 21, 2020 at 12:22 pm CST

By Reuters

Japan deal levels field for U.S. beef, but sales surge unlikely

Sep. 26, 2019 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Kaori Kaneko Linda Sieg Tom Polansek

Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

Jun. 14, 2019 at 2:31 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s government said Thursday it has lifted a suspension of beef exports to China after dealing with an atypical case of BSE, sending shares of Marfrig Global Foods, Minerva and other Brazilian meatpackers soaring. The suspension had been in effect since June 3 after a […]

By Reuters

Brazil halts beef exports to China after atypical BSE case

Jun. 3, 2019 at 6:29 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil has temporarily halted beef exports to China following an atypical case of BSE in leading farm state Mato Grosso, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. China, Brazil’s largest beef importer by sales, spent US$1.5 billion on Brazilian beef last year, totaling 322,400 tonnes or […]

By Ana Mano

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

Jul. 12, 2018 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures for cattle and lean hogs notched narrow gains despite fears of weaker prices in cash markets and a lower trend […]

By Michael Hirtzer

OIE declares Brazil free of foot-and-mouth, with vaccination

May. 24, 2018 at 7:56 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter. The OIE already considered most of Brazil to be free of FMD with vaccination. The declaration, which the […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME live cattle higher

Apr. 5, 2018 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose sharply for a second straight day on Thursday, driven by short covering and fund buying, said traders. Investors, for now, are focused more on what packers will pay for cattle in the near term than a potential trade war with […]

By Reuters

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