Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Front-month hogs hit seven-year high in thin trade

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday, with the thinly traded June contract rising to a seven-year high as strong domestic demand continues to underpin prices even as export prospects wane, traders said. The most-active hog futures contract eased on profit-taking but […]

U.S. livestock: July hogs retreat after matching contract high

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market in consolidation mode

Jun. 7, 2021 at 9:39 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

Jun. 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on higher feed costs

Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle gain on lower corn

Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures gained on Thursday, lifted by lower corn futures and firmer back-month live cattle. “From the feeder buyer’s perspective, you had higher cattle and lower corn, so that’s a good deal,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. CME August […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as JBS reopens plants

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, bouncing back from Tuesday’s steep decline that stemmed from a shutdown of JBS SA’s beef operations due to a cyberattack. JBS employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, with a return to full capacity in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on cyberattack at JBS

Jun. 1, 2021 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday after JBS stopped slaughtering at U.S. plants because of a cyberattack. Brazil’s JBS told the U.S. government that a ransomware attack on the company originated from a criminal organization likely based in Russia, according to the White […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on firm demand, tight supplies

May. 28, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Friday as pork demand remained firm and supplies of market-ready hogs stayed low, analysts said. “At some point though, you would think the wholesale price would put a damper on demand, at some point in the summer,” said […]

By Christopher Walljasper

StatsCan shows 2020 farm income up significantly

May. 27, 2021 at 10:22 pm CDT

Canadian farm income, no matter how it’s measured, was up a lot in 2020, data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada show. Canadian net farm income of $18.1 billion is up $4.8 billion from 2019 — a 36.5 per cent increase. Another measure — realized net farm income (RNFI) — saw […]

By Allan Dawson