Chicago | Reuters — An industry group representing America’s biggest meatpackers on Thursday pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to appeal a federal court decision that canceled an agency rule […] Read more
Beef cattle
U.S. pork processors face higher costs, slower speeds after court ruling
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures notch contract highs
Chicago live cattle retreat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Thursday, with several contract months including the benchmark June setting life-of-contract highs on firm cash markets and strong demand for […] Read more
Eastern Canada cattle herd grows
National cattle herd size drops, part of a decline happening since 2005
Glacier FarmMedia – Eastern Canada saw a slightly larger cattle herd in 2020 compared to 2019 but nationally there were fewer cattle and sheep and slightly more hogs. Statistics Canada […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market exhibits defensive tone
March 30 — Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Limit-up grains pressure feeder cattle, lean hogs
Beef demand supports CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday, reacting to limit-up gains in corn and soybean futures that will translate to higher livestock feed costs as grain […] Read more
Ontario beef farmers look for abattoir solutions
Mobile abattoirs could help with timely processing across the province
Access and funding for abattoirs, capacity increases and risk management program changes topped the want list of Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) members during its recent annual meeting. Why it […] Read more
Quebec to reduce onus for farm workers seeking workers’ comp for Parkinson’s
Amended rule would grant 'presumption' for pesticide exposure
Some Quebec farmers and farm workers with Parkinson’s disease may soon have an easier path to seek workers’ compensation — if they can show at least a certain amount of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as cash market firms
Rally pauses in CME cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract setting a life-of-contract high on firm cash hog prices and signs of tightening supplies […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Firm beef prices lead cattle futures higher
CME lean hogs' rally pauses
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to a contract high on Monday, led by firming wholesale beef prices as the summer grilling […] Read more
JBS profit bolstered by weak currency, strong Chinese and U.S. markets
China became third largest beef export market for JBS Canada, company says
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Meat processor JBS SA’s fourth-quarter profit rose 65 per cent from a year earlier, boosted by strong food sales in China and the U.S. and […] Read more