Insights and Stories on Coronavirus

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end steady to firmer

Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed steady to firm on Friday, stabilizing after a two-session rally attributed to speculative buying and signs that meat packers may have worked through much of a backlog of market-ready cattle, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled […]

Non-essential travel limits extended at U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:39 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Steve Scherer

Ontario to insure for crop loss due to lack of labour

Jul. 9, 2020 at 10:45 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

Jul. 9, 2020 at 12:02 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Large supplies push cattle, hogs mostly lower

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

China suspends beef imports from Cargill plant

Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

China has temporarily suspended imports of beef from Cargill’s major beef packing plant at High River, Alta., part of a long list of meat plants blocked in the last half of June. The Reuters news service on Monday published a list of meat packing plants from around the world which […]

By Dave Bedard

Ontario investigating 17 temp agencies after virus outbreaks on farms

Jul. 3, 2020 at 1:30 am CDT

Toronto/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ontario is investigating 17 temporary recruitment agencies, the province’s labour ministry said, after health officials warned that agencies that move workers from farm to farm could be contributing to COVID-19 outbreaks. Canadian farms rely on some 60,000 people who come to Canada on temporary work permits […]

By Allison Martell Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical and speculative buying at the start of a new month and quarter, analysts said. Yet the benchmark August live cattle contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained rangebound, with rallies capped by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit.

CUSMA pact takes effect under cloud of disputes, COVID-19

Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:01 pm CDT

Washington/Mexico City/Ottawa | Reuters — A modernized U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact took effect on Wednesday, ensuring continuity for manufacturers and agriculture, but the threat of disputes is exposing cracks in what was meant to be a stronger North American fortress of competitiveness. As the deal kicks in, the Trump administration is […]

By Dave Graham David Lawder David Ljunggren

Chinese researchers warn of new virus in pigs with human pandemic risk

Jun. 30, 2020 at 1:55 am CDT

Shanghai | Reuters — A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus,” a study said, although experts said there is no imminent threat. A team of Chinese researchers looked at […]

By Reuters