Insights and Stories on Beef

JBS posts narrower-than-expected quarterly loss

Nov. 13, 2018 at 7:50 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil-based food company JBS SA on Tuesday posted a narrower than expected quarterly loss on the back of a strong performance by its Seara processed foods and Brazil beef divisions, and resilience in certain of its U.S. operations. Seara booked net sales of 4.9 billion […]

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

Oct. 18, 2018 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Beef demand, crush margins boost Cargill’s Q1 ledger

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:49 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally to six-month high on strong demand

Sep. 14, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Beef, eggs, feed fatten Cargill’s profits

Jul. 12, 2018 at 7:37 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

As U.S., Canada spar, farm hopes ride on two men in lobster boat

Jun. 15, 2018 at 11:48 am CDT

Reuters — While Justin Trudeau vowed last week not to be pushed around and U.S. President Donald Trump called the Canadian prime minister “weak,” two key officials in their governments with a seemingly harmonious relationship were making fishing plans. On Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited the farm of […]

By Rod Nickel Tom Polansek

Chickens culled as Brazil truckers disrupt commodity exports

May. 29, 2018 at 6:40 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truckers in Brazil have disrupted supply and exports of farm produce from one of the world’s agricultural commodity powerhouses. Brazil is the top global exporter of soybeans, sugar, coffee and chickens. The strike over high fuel prices has paralyzed Latin America’s largest economy, emptied […]

By Ana Mano José Roberto Gomes

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on profit-taking

Apr. 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned lower on Friday after profit-taking and fund liquidation gave back some of the market’s gains over the past two days, said traders. U.S. stocks’ plunge over trade war fears unnerved CME livestock investors still digesting Monday’s Chinese tariff hike on […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-month low

Mar. 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday for a third straight session, pressured by fund-driven long liquidation and expectations of rising supplies ahead based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent monthly cattle report, traders said. Declines on Wall Street added to bearish […]

By Reuters

Sustainable beef pilot passes first-quarter mark

Mar. 16, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

The packer behind the pilot of a Canadian value chain for certified sustainable beef says its first three months are proof the model is scalable as well as functional. The pilot’s first quarter “proved that a significant volume of beef can be successfully traced through a certified supply chain for […]

By Staff