Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall to lowest in three weeks

Aug. 31, 2021 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than three weeks on Tuesday as boxed beef prices continued to weaken amid expectations for reduced demand, analysts said. Lean hog futures also declined as traders adjusted positions on the last day of […]

Argentina extends beef export cap, stoking farm tensions

Aug. 31, 2021 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Maximilian Heath nicolas-misculin

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle follow boxed beef lower

Aug. 30, 2021 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise, narrowing discount to cash market

Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall on lower cash cattle

Aug. 26, 2021 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Singapore clears all Canadian beef for import

Aug. 25, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

Canada’s new official international status as a “negligible risk” country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy now has its first recognition from a beef-importing nation. Singapore has approved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s certificate for exports of all Canadian beef, including beef offal, with no restrictions on the age of the cattle […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures ease as beef prices cool

Aug. 25, 2021 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, as beef prices eased ahead of the Labour Day holiday, traditionally a big beef consumption holiday, traders said. “We’re getting into that lull period ahead of the Labour Day holiday, where the retailers have already got their […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures post new highs, end mixed

Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to contract highs on Tuesday but ended mixed, with nearby contracts pressured by ideas that beef prices are topping out after a surge to nearly 15-month highs, traders said. Deferred live cattle contracts, however, were higher on the day […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rebound on improving cash markets, beef prices

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rebounded from prior-session losses on Friday, supported by signs of improving cash cattle prices and firming wholesale beef values, traders said. Prices, however, continued to struggle to break out of their recent trading range as concerns about slowing […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs drop in broader commodities sell-off

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle and hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, tracking broader market pressure amid worries about global growth and despite rising prices for beef and pork, traders said. Crude oil fell to its lowest levels since May and the U.S. dollar surged to […]

By Karl Plume