Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Pork export sales rise, profit-taking hits hog futures

Mar. 4, 2021 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday as profit-taking overshadowed strong U.S. export demand, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a weekly report, said weekly net U.S. pork export sales were 59,600 tonnes for 2021, up 68 per cent from the […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on new swine fever outbreak in China

Mar. 3, 2021 at 6:37 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs down off recent gains

Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:12 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

Mar. 2, 2021 at 11:50 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit five-week low

Mar. 1, 2021 at 6:19 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Beef cattle sector weighs in for federal food processing study

Feb. 28, 2021 at 12:28 am CST

The House of Commons’ standing committee on agriculture will soon be wrapping up its study into Canada’s processing capacity. Since November, MPs have heard from more than 50 witnesses on the matter — including representatives from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, whose president Bob Lowe and executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft testified […]

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on end-of-month profit taking

Feb. 26, 2021 at 4:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped 2.9 per cent on Friday, with traders locking in profits from the rally on the last session of February. The loss, which pulled the market from the nearly two-year high hit on Thursday, was the biggest for hogs in percentage terms since […]

By Mark Weinraub

Farmers’ net cash income improves as crop prices soar

Feb. 25, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers reaped record profits last year and are on track to do the same this year, the federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as prices for its top crops soared. Prices of canola hit all-time highs this month, rallying with oilseed rival soybeans, on brisk […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm on follow-through buying, cash strength

Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live hog futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, hitting its highest since May 2019 on follow-through buying after rising the daily trading limit on Wednesday, traders said. Strength in the cash market also supported hog prices but the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit-up to highest since May 2019

Feb. 24, 2021 at 5:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose their daily limit on Wednesday, hitting their highest in nearly two years on tight frozen stocks and expectations for strong Chinese demand, traders said. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s cold storage report issued on Tuesday afternoon fueled buying on Wednesday. “Belly and […]

By Mark Weinraub