Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on cash market strength

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Friday on a spate of technical buying as the market tried to recover from its steep discount to the cash market, traders said. Strong demand from consumers at grocery stores due to worries about the coronavirus underpinned the gains. “They want […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

Mar. 19, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs fall on demand uncertainty

Mar. 18, 2020 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Mar. 17, 2020 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally after grocery stores depleted

Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit 10-year lows

Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures plunged on Monday to their lowest in nearly a decade, with traders citing uncertainty about what the coronavirus pandemic will mean for long-term demand. Hog futures also were sharply lower, sinking to their lowest since October 2018. All fed cattle contracts and most […]

By Mark Weinraub

China proposes new standards on hormone residues in beef

Mar. 12, 2020 at 2:35 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step toward opening up its market to imports of the meat from the U.S. China has previously had zero tolerance for any residues of growth […]

By Reuters

A+W starts move to all-grass-fed, all-Canadian beef

Mar. 9, 2020 at 8:13 pm CDT

Canadian burger chain A+W’s next move to distinguish its menu in a crowded quick-service market will be a connection to the regenerative ag movement, as it sets itself up with an all-Canadian and all-grass-fed beef supply. The Vancouver-based chain, which includes almost 1,000 restaurants across Canada, announced Monday it’s “making […]

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Soft demand weighs on prices

Mar. 5, 2020 at 7:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices on the Prairies remain soft ahead of spring planting, due to quiet demand from feedlots. “Feedlots are full of grain right now,” Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. said, explaining that there’s currently a lot of grain in feeding pipelines. “Spring replacement into […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease with equities

Mar. 3, 2020 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened with equities on Tuesday, while hog futures advanced. Moves in the cattle market have nearly mirrored those in equities since last week, traders said, with the global spread of the new coronavirus fueling sharp moves. All three major U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek