Insights and Stories on Cattle

Manitoba trials address livestock predation in farmyards

Oct. 25, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

Manitoba’s Livestock Predation Prevention pilot continued its 2020-23 assessment of various predation risk mitigation practices focused on cattle and sheep populations in and around farmyards. More than 100 total trials were completed on 48 farms during the three-year project with approximately 75 per cent of the costs covered by the project. Predator-resistant penning […]

U.S. farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

Sep. 27, 2024 at 1:24 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers

Sep. 26, 2024 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close higher, lean hogs fall ahead of USDA report

Sep. 26, 2024 at 3:23 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close mostly lower, consolidating after 2-month top

Sep. 25, 2024 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs

Sep. 24, 2024 at 6:58 pm CDT

Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Counteracting livestock predation risks on pasture

Sep. 20, 2024 at 10:26 am CDT

Predators such as coyotes, wolves, bears, cougars and foxes have been threatening and killing young, weak and compromised cattle and sheep in Manitoba since domestic farming began. Financial losses range between minimal to potentially devastating depending on location, workforce numbers, operation size and nearby habitat. To counteract and help mitigate […]

By Bruce Derksen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen on healthy US export demand, positioning

Sep. 19, 2024 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures jumped on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly cattle on feed report and saw strong U.S. export demand, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up slightly on firm demand, weaker dollar

Sep. 18, 2024 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ticked up on Wednesday as pork cutout values remained strong and a weaker dollar made U.S. exports more competitive, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters