Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with actively traded nearby months down on weak pork prices and dull demand, while deferred contracts […] Read more
Beef cattle
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower
Corn's rally put pressure on feeder cattle futures
Last year tied as world’s fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say
Global CO2 emissions continue to rise
Brussels | Reuters — Last year was the world’s joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low
Cattle futures also follow beef values lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices
Live cattle steady to higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for the eighth time in nine sessions on concerns about pork demand and slumping pork prices, traders […] Read more
Mintec acquires Agribriefing to expand agrifood data offering
Paris | Reuters — British market intelligence firm Mintec announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Agribriefing in a deal it said would create a leading global provider of data on […] Read more
Grow Ontario Strategy takes root with agri-food sector
Accelerating technology and adoption, strengthening supply chains and increasing labour goal of provincial plan
The province’s newly released agri-food strategy, Grow Ontario, has been welcomed across the agricultural sector. It outlines the province’s goal to increase the production and consumption of food grown and […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market looks upward
Quality of available cattle contributes to volatility
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to three weeks ago, Alberta prices were steady to $2/cwt higher while in Saskatchewan, prices were $8-$10/cwt higher on average with […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying
Chicago cattle futures also gain
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced from a three-month low on Monday and settled higher for the first time in eight sessions in a technical […] Read more
The Hoof Trimmer hangs up his grinder, capping a 42-year career
Albert Cousineau has trimmed the hoofs of more than 200,000 cows
Albert Cousineau’s career as a hoof trimmer spans 42 years, two provinces, three farming generations of clients and more than 200,000 cows. On Dec. 7, he hung up his grinder […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend slide to three-month low
Cattle also lower; "no urgency in this market right now"
Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures sank to a three-month low and closed weaker for the seventh consecutive session on Friday on concerns about weak demand, brokers said. […] Read more