Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend slide as corn prices charge higher

Apr. 22, 2021 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed lower on Thursday for the 10th time in the last 11 sessions, pressured by fund-driven long liquidation and soaring corn prices that threaten cattle feeders’ profits, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle futures settled down 1.4 cents at 115.85 cents/lb. […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag on technical selling

Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets experience volatility

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after eight-session skid

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend slide

Apr. 19, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down on demand concerns

Apr. 16, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell sharply for the second day in a row on Friday, with the most-active June contract sinking 2.9 per cent to its lowest since March 23. Cattle futures also were weaker, with the June live cattle contract notching its seventh straight losing […]

By Mark Weinraub

Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

Apr. 15, 2021 at 8:27 pm CDT

Farmers tending feeder hogs, fed cattle and big game animals such as elk, red deer, bison and wild boar in Quebec can expect $21.8 million in AgriRecovery to compensate for COVID-19’s drag on the province’s slaughter capacity. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her Quebec counterpart Andre Lamontagne on Thursday […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sank by their daily exchange-imposed trading limit on Thursday as profit-taking overwhelmed the market following blistering rallies, analysts said. The setback is a turnaround from gains that have lifted profits for pig farmers after they struggled last year when the COVID-19 pandemic […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on rising feed costs

Apr. 14, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures fell on Wednesday on concerns about rising feed costs as soybean, wheat and corn futures soared, traders said. Fund selling also weighed on the cattle market. The most-active June live cattle futures contract has closed lower for five days in a row […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge higher after limit down move

Apr. 13, 2021 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures firmed slightly on Tuesday after falling their daily trading limit in the previous session. Traders said the market had run out of steam after rallying to their highest since June 2014 last week. “There no doubt remains questions about the belly’s […]

By Mark Weinraub