Insights and Stories on Coronavirus

Trump floats halt to U.S. cattle imports as pandemic hurts ranchers

May. 19, 2020 at 12:58 pm CDT

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States should consider terminating trade deals under which it imports cattle as he looks to help U.S. ranchers hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. The United States imports cattle from Mexico and Canada to supplement domestic supplies […]

Canada, U.S. agree on extension for ban on non-essential travel

May. 19, 2020 at 11:56 am CDT

By Reuters

China hits Australia with barley tariff

May. 18, 2020 at 9:33 pm CDT

By Colin Packham Dominique Patton

U.S. livestock: Firm cash market lifts live cattle

May. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Packaged-food majors see sales spike in pandemic

May. 14, 2020 at 1:10 am CDT

By Martinne Geller

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures lower on profit-taking

May. 11, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, with some contract months falling their daily three-cent limit on profit-taking amid signs the U.S. meat-packing sector was stepping up beef production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled down 1.975 cents at 92.675 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cargill to shut Montreal-area meat plant temporarily

May. 11, 2020 at 2:31 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian arm of U.S. agribusiness Cargill said Sunday it would soon temporarily shut a Montreal-area case-ready meat plant after 64 workers tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is at Chambly, a South Shore suburb of Montreal, one of the worst hit cities in Canada. Cargill […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash cattle, futures up on beef packer scrutiny

May. 8, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Friday along with cash prices as the federal government probed the beef market. The price of cattle in the cash market has rebounded since U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had urged the federal Justice Department to look […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on Chinese buying ahead of crop report

May. 8, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago soybean futures climbed for a second session to a three-week high on Friday as Chinese buying underpinned prices and traders squared positions ahead of a supply and demand report due next Tuesday. Corn also rose on word China may increase agricultural buying to fulfill commitments […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Ag in Motion outdoor farm show going online instead for 2020

May. 7, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia’s summer farm show Ag in Motion is coming in from the outdoors to operate in cyberspace for 2020. The event — which was due to run July 21-23 at the Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm on Highway 16 west of Langham, Sask., about 40 km northwest of Saskatoon — […]

By Dave Bedard

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