Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up ahead of USDA report

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, as traders weighed continued strong slaughter rates against expectations for higher placements in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s end-of-week Cattle on Feed report. “The beef market looks like it’s possibly stabilizing, and that should be supportive for cattle prices […]

Klassen: Quality features influence feeder cattle prices

Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures gain on export optimism

Sep. 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Reuters

More food companies aim to wrangle cattle emissions

Sep. 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall with other commodities

Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end up on firm cash trade

Sep. 18, 2020 at 8:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday, supported by strength in cash cattle markets this week, but uncertainty about beef demand in the coming months capped rallies, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange October live cattle futures settled up 0.575 cent at 107.35 cents/lb. and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on another swine fever case in Germany

Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Thursday as Germany confirmed one more case of African swine fever in a wild boar, fueling market hopes that China will boost U.S. pork imports. The new case follows six others confirmed in wild boars, not farm animals, in the past […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as China’s hog herd rebounds

Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell on Wednesday, as the futures market continues to cool in the wake of last week’s rally and on news that the size of China’s hog herd is quickly growing. Hog futures soared last week after Germany reported its first case of African […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed on pork export questions, cattle supplies

Sep. 15, 2020 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures had a mixed performance on Tuesday, as the supply of cattle being offered for sale continued to shrink and traders wrestled with uncertainty over pork export demand. An additional five cases of African swine fever (ASF) were initially found in dead wild boars […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S.-bound truckload of Alberta beef disappears

Sep. 15, 2020 at 2:44 am CDT

A reefer truck loaded with over $230,000 in beef from the JBS plant at Brooks, Alta. is more than two weeks overdue and alleged to be travelling on “fraudulent documents,” RCMP say. Brooks RCMP said Monday they’re investigating after a transport truck that was subcontracted to haul a full load […]

By Dave Bedard