Insights and Stories on Cattle

Korea suspends Canadian beef imports after BSE case

Dec. 22, 2021 at 2:23 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — South Korea has suspended beef imports from Canada, which last week reported its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in six years, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday. South Korea, the fourth-largest beef importer in the world, is seeking more information about the case […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs near one-month high on smaller herd estimates

Dec. 21, 2021 at 7:24 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures sag as broad selling hits markets

Dec. 20, 2021 at 6:22 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

‘Atypical’ BSE shows up in Alberta cow

Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:15 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed ahead of USDA data

Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up in thin trade

Dec. 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose in thin trade on Thursday to halt a three-session slide, buoyed by firming cash hog markets and higher wholesale pork prices, analysts said. Most-active February hog futures settled up 1.025 cents at 80.35 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Trading volume […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on meat export worries

Dec. 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Wednesday on technical selling, softer cash cattle markets this week and worries about export demand for U.S. beef, traders said. CME February live cattle fell 1.725 cents to settle at 136.575 cents/lb., just […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on weaker cash markets

Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after a two-session advance, softer cash cattle prices and weaker wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.55 cent at 138.3 cents/lb. but stayed inside of Monday’s trading range […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Higher fed cattle prices pull up feeder market

Dec. 14, 2021 at 12:44 pm CST

Compared to last week, replacement cattle over 800 lbs. traded $10-$15 higher; some quality packages were up $20 from week-ago levels. Feeder cattle weighing 600-800 lbs. traded $4-$8 higher; calves under 600 lbs. were up $6-$10 on average, with some packages in Alberta up as much as $15 from last […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle up off three-week low in technical bounce

Dec. 13, 2021 at 7:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, bouncing off a three-week low on technical buying, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled up 0.775 cent at 138.85 cents/lb., rebounding after a dip to 136.85 cents, just below the contract’s 40-day moving average and […]

By Julie Ingwersen