Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs set contract lows as traders await US herd data

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

Analysts surveyed by Reuters project that quarterly USDA data will show the herd on June 1 was about 0.8 per cent bigger than a year earlier and that the number of pigs per litter was up 2.3 per cent in the March-May period.

U.S. livestock: Nearby cattle futures rise on strong demand

Jun. 24, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle lower, live cattle mixed ahead of surprising USDA report

Jun. 21, 2024 at 3:20 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy

Jun. 20, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

Jun. 18, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Jun. 17, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday, as news of a China-EU trade dispute gave contracts a psychological boost, even though it is unlikely to give U.S. producers a new edge, traders and market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

Jun. 14, 2024 at 3:10 pm CDT

Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Jun. 13, 2024 at 9:47 am CDT

Reuters – Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Leah Douglas

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

Jun. 11, 2024 at 8:51 am CDT

For the week ending June 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $6 above week-ago levels. In certain locations, quality packages of 600 pound plus steers were $8 to $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $440/cwt, […]

By Jerry Klassen

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

Jun. 10, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

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Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs set contract lows as traders await US herd data

U.S. livestock: Nearby cattle futures rise on strong demand

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle lower, live cattle mixed ahead of surprising USDA report

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

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