Insights and Stories on Beef

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 […]

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

Mar. 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Reuters

Sustainable beef pilot passes first-quarter mark

Mar. 16, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

By Staff

Brazil expects to be declared free of foot-and-mouth with vaccination

Jan. 5, 2018 at 2:50 pm CST

By Jake Spring

Russia to restrict Brazilian pork, beef imports from Dec. 1

Nov. 20, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

By Mateus Maia Polina Devitt

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

Sep. 22, 2017 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week. Cattle placements rose about three per cent from August in 2016, USDA said. Analysts polled by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

China promotes livestock farming to digest corn stocks

Aug. 10, 2017 at 2:35 pm CDT

Beijing/China – China wants to turn its grain basket in the northeast into a national meat and dairy production base, said the agriculture ministry on Thursday, as part of a broader plan to create stronger demand for the region’s main crops. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia account for around […]

By Dominique Patton

Japan beef tariff hike threatens trade relations: Perdue

Jul. 28, 2017 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Japan’s decision to hike tariffs on frozen beef imports from the United States could disrupt sales and harm trade relations between the two countries, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday. Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef, popular in beef […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. finalizes talks to resume beef exports to China

Jun. 12, 2017 at 8:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Final details are in place to allow U.S. exporters to resume beef shipments to China, U.S. officials said on Monday, allowing companies to prepare for their first shipments in 14 years. After concluding talks with Beijing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. producers must track […]

By Reuters

JBS scandal might reduce Brazil meat supplies, industry group says

May. 27, 2017 at 7:37 am CDT

Sao Paulo/Cuiaba | Reuters — An unfolding corruption scandal involving meatpacker JBS SA may reduce meat supply in Brazil, potentially benefiting rivals of the world’s largest beef exporter, industry group Abrafrigo said. Since the scandal broke, JBS and ranchers have been at odds, with the company deciding to stop buying […]

By Ana Mano roberto-samora